learned behavior Flashcards
(45 cards)
what’s learned behavior
a change in behavior that occurs through practice or as a result of experience
how can learning help an animal survive
it permits behavior to change in response to varied conditions (changing environment)
what are the 5 characteristics you will see with learned behavior?
nonheritable, extrinsic, permutable, adaptable, and progressive
nonheritable-
acquired only through observation or experience
extrinsic-
absent in animals raised in isolation from others
permutable-
pattern or sequence may change over time
adaptable-
capable of modification to suit changing conditions
progressive-
subject to improvement or refinement through practice
habituation-
simplest form of learning. animal is repeatedly given a stimulus that is not associated with any punishment or reward
what stimuli are ignored with habituation
unimportant
irrelevant
repetitive
what happens when you repeat a stimulus over and over?
it will lead to a decrease in the response eventually to no response at all
examples of habituation
police horses, canine companion for independence
what is imprinting
form of learning in which an animal at a specific critical time if it’s life forms a social attachment to another object
example of imprinting
geese/ducks imprint on their mother by following her, display courtship behavior
male mice imprint on the ofer of there littermates to avoid mating with close relatives
imprinting where time of exposure is critical-
a few days after hatching, imprinting no longer occurs
trial and error-
a type of learning in which an animal receives a reward for making a particular response
motivation-
an internal need that causes an animal to act. It is necessary for learning to take place. If the animal isn’t motivated, it won’t learn. 
what is a motivation for animals? 
thirst or hunger 
conditioned behaviors-
are types of associative learning where is stimulus becomes associated with a consequence
what are two types of conditioning techniques? 
classical conditioning and operant conditioning
classical conditioning
Learning by association, learn to associate one stimulus with another unrelated stimulus 
What is an example of classical conditioning?
cat opener. The cat comes running and a cheese, wrapper Daisy, and Ivy come running. 
Who first demonstrated conditioning in dogs
ivan pavlov
operate conditioning 
when a condition behavior is gradually modified by its consequences as the animal responds to the stimulus