ANIMALS BEHAVIOR
Behavior
The activities animals perform during
their lifetime are called animal
behavior.
Ethology
The study of animal behavior on the
basis of evolution and the natural
environment is called ethology.
Sociobiology
The study of the evolution of social
behavior is called sociobiology
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Proximate causes
More immediate ecological and physiological
causes of behavior are called proximate
causes. It includes eating to
satisfy hunger
.
Anthropomorphism
The application of human characteristics to
anything not human is called
anthropomorphism.
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Maturation
Some – behavior patterns appear
only
after a specific
developmental stage or time. This
stage or time is called maturation. –
Instincts
The inherited behavior is called
instincts.
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Learning
The change of behavior by life
experiences is called learning.
Habituation
The decrease in response to
repeated or continuous stimulation is
called habituation.
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Classical
conditioning
Pairing of an
irrelevant stimulus
with a natural primary
stimulus that produces an automatic
response is called classical
conditioning.
instrumental
conditioning
The trial
s called
and error learning
instrumental
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