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PCAT Biology Animal Behavior

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1. Specific time periods during an animal's early development when it is physiologically able to develop specific behavioral patterns






2. Consisting of threat displays and combat that settles disputes between individuals in population ex: dog growling






3. The ability of a conditioned organism to respond to stimuli that are similar but not identical - to the original conditioned stimulus






4. The gradual elimination of conditioned responses in the absence of reinforcement






5. Affect systemic blood pressure and stimulate the respiratory rate when blood pressure declines






6. Response is diminished and finally eliminated in the absence of reinforcement






7. Triggered by irritation of the larynx






8. Inhibits the expiratory center and stimulates the inspirator center when the lungs are in danger of collapsing






9. Members of most land-dwelling species defend a limited area or territory from intrusion by other members of the species






10. Complex - coordinated - and innate behavior responses to specific patterns of stimulation in the environment -innate






11. Alerts an animal to a significant stimulus -involves the interaction of reticular activating system






12. Produce long-term behavioral and physiological alterations in recipient animals ex: male mice may affect the estrous cycles of females






13. Occur as a means of communication between members of a species






14. Test of conditioning is the determination of whether the condition process is actually necessary for the production of a response by a previously 'neutral stimulus'






15. Social hierarchy -minimizes violent intraspecific aggressions by defining stable relationships among members of the group






16. Unconditioned stimulus is removed or was never sufficiently paired with the conditioned stimulus






17. Controlled at the spinal chord -the reabsorption of water in this zone of the kidney - which permits the concentration of urine - dpeends on the permeability of the collecting tubules to water






18. Trigger a reversible behavioral change in the recipient ex: sex attractant - alarm - toxic defensive






19. Relatively unlikely to be modified by learning






20. Instinctual or innate behaviors that are predominant determinants of behavior patterns - and learning plays a relatively minor role in the modification of these predetermined behaviors






21. Ex: coughing and sneezing -operate on the exposure to chemical irritants - toxic vapors - or mechanical stimulation of the respiratory system






22. Daily cycles that when isolated from the natural phases of light and dark - they'll continue with approximate day-to-day phasing -have both internal/external






23. Stimulus that elicits the behavior of fixed action patterns






24. Involves the ability of th learning organism to respond differentially to slightly different stimuli






25. Substance secreted by animals that influence the behavior of other members of the same species






26. Involves conditioning an organism so that it will stop exhibiting a given behavior pattern






27. Involves conditioning responses to stimuli with the Use of reward or reinforcement






28. Rapid automatic response to a stimulus






29. If the stimulus is no longer regularly applied - the response tends to recover over time






30. Involves the association of a normally autonomic or visceral response with an environmental stimulus -aka Conditioned Reflex






31. Complex reflex - learned motor pattern -ex: step on brakes when animal runs in front






32. Triggered by irritation of the wall of the nasal cavity






33. Involves neural integration at a higher level -ex: brainstem or even cerebrum






34. Includes providing food - light - or electrical stimulation of the brain's 'pleasure centers.'






35. Established after the organism has been conditioned - whereby stimuli further and further away from the original conditioned stimulus elicit responses with decreasing magnitued






36. Include the elements of the environment that occur in familiar cyclic patterns






37. Stimulated by changes in pH - PCO2 - and PO2






38. Distributing members of the species so that environmental resources are not depleted in a small region - intraspecifc competition is reduced






39. Involves stimulating the brain's pleasure centers with links the lack of pleasure






40. Natural bodily rhythms of eating and satiation






41. The capacity of the nervous system - particularly the cebral cortex - for flexibility -correlated with the capacity for learning adaptive responses






42. Prevents overexpansion of the lungs during forceful breathing






43. Involves adaptive responses to the environment






44. Animals secrete phermones






45. Innate behavior that has evolved as a signal for communication between members of the same species






46. The major share of the response to the environment






47. Patterns of behavior that are established and maintained mainly by periodic situations -ex: response to a traffic light






48. Composed of two different reflexes: the inflation and deflation reflexes






49. Involves the suppression of the normal startle responses to stimuli -repeated stimulation will results in decreased resonsiveness to that stimulus






50. Specific behaviors found in all animals which involve the evolution of a variety of complex actions that function as signals in preparation for mating