Section 1 Flashcards

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Who was a Russian physiologist

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Ivan Pavlov 1849-1936

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What is ethology?

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The study of animal behavior

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What is unconditioned response?

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A simple reflex behavior, like salvation or knee jerk reflex

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What is an conditioned response?

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Using a bell when u feed your dog then when he hears the bell he knows it is time to eat and he begins to salivate.

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What is behaviorism?

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Behavior is learned rather than genetically programmed.

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What is Stimulus response theory

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All complex forms of behavior including emotions, thoughts, and habits are complex muscular and glandular responses that can be observed and measured.

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Define classical conditioning

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The association of stimuli that occurs at approximately the same time or in roughly the same area.

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Define operant conditioning

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Works on the principal of associating a certain activity know as the operant with punishment or reward

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Define sociobiology

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The study of biological bases of the social behavior , seeks to extend the concept of natural selection to the social behavior of animals.

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Fixed action patterns are

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Stereotypical or predictable behavior.

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Instincts are

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Inherited or genetically coded responses to environmental stimuli

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Positive reinforcement

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Any immediate pleasant occurrence that follows a behavior

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Negative reinforcement

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An immediate unpleasant behavior occurrence used to create desired behavior

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Positive punishment

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Adding an undesirable occurrence to decrease a behavior

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Negative punishment

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Involves removing a desirable occupancy to decrease a behavior

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The sedition period lasts how long in cars and dogs

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From the second or third to the twelfth week after birth