Behavior EXAM QS – Flashcards
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Early researchers often referred to the predictable behaviors displayed by a particular species as
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Fixed action patterns
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What theories asserted that all animal activity is learned, rather than genetically programmed?
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Behaviorism
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Upon reaching sexual maturity male dogs and cats mark their territory through
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Spraying
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What is the fertile stage of the female reproductive cycle?
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Courtship
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Looking around and sniffing is the process of
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Mapping (spatial learning)
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What is considered the most effective type of reward?
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Edible
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Biologists and Veterinary specialists refer to the study of animal behavior as
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Ethology
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The concept of classical conditioning is based upon who's experiments?
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Ivan Pavlov
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What is a carnivore?
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An animal that eats meat
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What animal would most likely be associated with behavior called preening?
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Birds
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What is a major form of animal communication?
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Body-language
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Young animals often learn valuable hunting skills through
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Play
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What condition might cause a dog to chew/shred objects?
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Fear (anxiety)
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What cause of aggressive dog behavior would be easiest to remedy?
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Incompetent training
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Early bonding with an object or animal is commonly referred to as
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Imprinting
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What is socialization?
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When an animal is exposed to a caring human during their sensitive period and adapt to life in a human household
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The 4 essentials of training are:
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Trust, reward, reprimand and consistency
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What is migration?
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The movement of living things from one geographic area to another by their own volition
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Animal researchers refer to the process of filtering out signs that have no effect of survival as
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Habituation
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The feline smell is enhanced by a structure in their mouth known as the
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Jacobsen's Organ
