Chapter 16

Question 1

Play Behavior

Answer 1

movements that do not appear to serve as a function of survival

Question 2

Examples of Play Behavior

Answer 2

Play fighting
chasing
moving object around
practice hunting

Question 3

Play is common in

Answer 3

mammals, some fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and octopus

Question 4

Play is understudied because it is

Answer 4

anecdotal, hard to measure and define the function

Question 5

Displacement Behaviors

Answer 5

seem out of context and can indicate stress

Question 6

Play behaviors may appear purposeless to humans because

Answer 6

we dont see the benefits, long term benefits, multiple we are unaware of

Question 7

Object play is more common with

Answer 7

novel, edible objects than familiar

Question 8

Locomotor play is …. and serves to ….

Answer 8

jumping, twisting, flipping, running, climbing

exercise or see the land

Question 9

Social play may lead to

Answer 9

bonds and refined skills and self assessment

Question 10

Play markers

Answer 10

signals of play not fighting

Question 11

Self handicapping

Answer 11

dominant allows subordinate to act more dominant than him

Question 12

Increased play allows

Answer 12

better response to unexpected event
prep for losing

Question 13

Locomotor and social play may be related to

Answer 13

an increase in the creation of synapses in the cerebellum in early development

Question 14

Synaptic pruning

Answer 14

extras are removed to increase efficiency, can occur later due to experience

Question 15

what increases an animals desire to play

Answer 15

testosterone