behavior

Question 1

what is behavior

Answer 1

mating, foraging, repro. Everything animals do

Question 2

phylogenetic vs epigenetic selection

Answer 2

innate/inflexible vs learnt/ flexible

Question 3

fixed action patterns

Answer 3

habituation/ sensation, pavlovian, conditioning, operant conditioning

Question 4

highly heritable behaviors

Answer 4

behaviors critical to survival of fitness, behaviors that have immediate importance

Question 5

high heritability is not everything….

Answer 5

High heritability may mean that genetic information can account for 40% or more of the probability of seeing the behavior under the expected condition (development, environment, learning, exposure to stimulus)

Question 6

applied animal behavior silence

Answer 6

using knowledge of behavior in management, care and husbandry of animals

Question 7

ranges of species studied

Answer 7

companion, captive/zoo, production, working, wildlife, human

Question 8

tinbergens four questions

Answer 8

phylogeny/evolution, function/adaption, ontogeny/development, causation/mechinism

Question 9

dogs are

Answer 9

diverse obligatory sybionents (pet dogs in us 90 mil, wolves worldwide 50-100thousand

Question 10

dogs unique social cognition

Answer 10

follow gestures, responsive to gaze, perspective taking, cooperation with humans

Question 11

wolf average gaze

Answer 11

5 seconds

Question 12

pet dog average gaze

Answer 12

34 sec

Question 13

touching, looking at object, looking at human

Answer 13

pet dog/shelter dogs are average at these, wolves are great at touching/looking at objects but not humans

Question 14

proximity seeking

Answer 14

pets stay for 70 sec, wolves stay 26 sec

Question 15

facultavity social

Answer 15

the degree to which dogs form social groups with other dogs is dependent on environmental conditions

Question 16

social generalists

Answer 16

species that can thrive under a wide variety of enviormental conditions as a result of an ability to adopt different social strategies

Question 17

secure attachment

Answer 17

greeting behavior is positive, active, open. is comforted upon reunion, contact-exploration balance, secure based effect

Question 18

insecure abi attachment

Answer 18

exaggerated proximity seeking, efforts to maintain physical contact, physically intrusive behavior, persistent distress

Question 19

insecure avoidant attachment

Answer 19

may show little/no destress on departure, little/no response on return, ignores/rests/stands during bodily contact

Question 20

the science of animal behavior

Answer 20

what do they do, why do they do it, under what conditions, do they know what they’re doing, how does it change behavior, how do we modify it, how do they display normal behavior, how can we improve behavior

Question 21

applied animal behavior

Answer 21

evaluating behavioral and cognitive wellbeing (helping others learn what’s normal or not, identifying causes for abnormal challenges, finding solutions)

Question 22

enrichment

Answer 22

enhancing quality of life by identifying and providing environmental stimuli necessary for optimal psychological and physiological well-being

Question 23

enviornemetnal/physical habitat

Answer 23

food, sensory, cognitive, social, conservation

Question 24

importance of applied animal behavior in production

Answer 24

breeding, weight gain/diet, health, quality of product, ease of handling, ease of vet care, ease of transporting

Question 25

one health initiative

Answer 25

the collab efforts of multiple disciplines working locally to attain optimal health for people, animals and our environment

Question 26

human children attachment

Answer 26

quality of future relationships, risk taking, risk of depression, anxiety, aggression, social competence, problem solving/executive function , motivation