Behavior

Study of animal behavior

classification of animals

process that awards survival and reproductive success to individuals and groups best adjusted to their environment

• revolutionized much of the study related to biology and ethology.
• Published "On the Origin of Species" in 1859

characterizes all related organisms as descended from common ancestors

Russian physiologist who questioned the rold of instinct and experimented with bells and food and dogs and salivation

involuntary simple reflex behavior

something that produces and unconditioned response

unrelated

behavior is learned rather than genetically programmed

American psychologist who came up with behaviorism. proposed an approach to psychology based on objective laboratory procedures

muscular and glandular responses that we can observe and measure

associating stimuli that happens at the same time or same area

associating an activity with punishment or reward

expert on the mechanism of operant conditioning. Involved teaching a rat to press a bar for food

• Instrumental learning
• operant conditioning combined with classical conditioning

study of social organization in animals

predictable behaviors

inherited or genetically coded responses to environmental stimuli

any immediate pleasant occurrence that follows a behavior

any immediate unpleasant occurrence used to create a desired behavior

unpleasant occurrence used to eliminate an undesirable behavior

adding an undesirable occurrence to decrease a behavior

removing a desirable occurrence to decrease a behavior

one of the founding fathers of modern ethology. Dedicated much of his research to identifying various kinds of fixed action patterns

rapid learning process that enables the very young to recognize and bond with its caretaker

period of time when imprinting occurs

behavior bred from an impulse to harm another being

animal feels anxiety when separated from the owner

when an animal is exposed to an uncomfortable or uncertain stimulus or conflict

learning that aggression will allow animal to avoid the conflict and uses aggression to lessen fear of stimulus

• occurs whenever animal is in a position where it cant escape.
• Most common type of aggression

animal wont give a warning or show any threatening behavior

aggressive behavior related to pain that is a protective instinct

male dogs/cats displaying aggression towards other male dogs/cats

aggressive tendencies related to territory

period of time after giving birth

• behavioral modification technique.
• involves elimination of a problem behavior by completely removing the reinforcement for the behavior

creating a relationship between an unpleasant stimulus and an object that an animal may be marking, chewing or otherwise damaging

use of negative reinforcement to diminish a problem behavior

used to treat minor behavior problems involving surrounding the animal with stimulus causing the problem until the animal is acclimated to the stimuli and isn't afraid of it

replacing an undesirable behavior with a desirable one

behavior modification technique involves diminishing a particular behavior by gradually exposing the animal to the stimulus that produces the inappropriate response

problem behaviors that can be quickly and effectively treated by changing the environment

administration of gonadal hormones (in particular, progestin)