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PCAT Biology Animal Behavior

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






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






3. Triggered by irritation of the larynx






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






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






6. Stimulus that elicits the behavior of fixed action patterns






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






8. Rapid automatic response to a stimulus






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






10. Natural bodily rhythms of eating and satiation






11. Prevents overexpansion of the lungs during forceful breathing






12. 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






13. 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






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






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






16. System of interactions of many neurons involving the startle response






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






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






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






20. Will prevail over a subordinate






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Recovery of the conditioned response after extinction






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






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






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






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






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






41. Relatively unlikely to be modified by learning






42. Process in which environmental patterns or objects presented to a devleoping organism during a brief critical period in early life become accepted permanently as an element of their behavioral environment and included in an animal's behavioral respon






43. 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'






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






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






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






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






48. Animals secrete phermones






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






50. The major share of the response to the environment