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PCAT Biology Animal Behavior

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1. 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'






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






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






4. Recovery of the conditioned response after extinction






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






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






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






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






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






10. The major share of the response to the environment






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. Will prevail over a subordinate






23. Relatively unlikely to be modified by learning






24. Submission display -ex: happy dog wagging tail






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






31. Animals secrete phermones






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. Rapid automatic response to a stimulus






45. Involves adaptive responses to the environment






46. Stimulus that elicits the behavior of fixed action patterns






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






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






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






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