Exam 4 Study Guide

Question 1

Proximate causation?

Answer 1

How a behavior occurs or is modified. Addresses external or internal stimuli that trigger a behavior

Question 2

Ultimate Causation?

Answer 2

Why a behavior occurs. Addresses why an observed behavior was naturally selected for in population. Explains how behavior aids in survival and reproduction.

Question 3

Tinbergens 4 questions?

Answer 3

1. What stimulus elicits the behavior, and what physiological mechanisms mediate the response?
2. How does the animals experience during growth and development influence the response?
3. How does the behavior aid survival and reproduction?
4. What is the behaviors evolutionary history?