Behavior
All the actions an animal performs
Stimulus
A change in the organism’s
surroundings that causes the organism
to react
Response
An action or change in behavior that
occurs in reaction to a stimulus
Instinct
An inborn behavior pattern that an
animal performs correctly the first
time
Learning
The process that leads to changes in
behavior based on practice or
experience
Imprinting
A process in which newly hatched
birds or newborn mammals learn to
follow the first moving object they see
Conditioning
The process of learning to connect a
stimulus with a good or bad outcome
Trial & Error
Learning
Insight
Learning
Pheromone
A form of conditioning in which an
animal learns to perform a behavior
more and more successfully
The process of learning how to solve a
problem or do something new by
applying what is already known
A chemical released by one animal
that affects the behavior of another of
the same species
Aggression
A threatening behavior that one
animal uses to gain control over
another
Territory
An area that is occupied and
defended by an animal or a group of
animals
Courtship
Behavior
The behavior that animals of the same
species engage in to prepare for
mating
Society
A group of closely related animals of
the same species that divide up labor
and work together
Circadian
Rhythm
A behavior cycle that occurs over a
period of approximately one day
Hibernation
A state of greatly reduced body
activity that occurs during winter
Migration
The regular periodic journey of an
animal from one place to another and
back again for feeding or
reproduction
Transmitter
A device that sends out signals in the
form of radio waves
Receiver
A device that receives radio waves
and converts them into a sound or
light signal
Satellite
An instrument that orbits a celestial
body, such as the Earth