Behavioral ecology [final]

What effect does a dynamic environment have on organism physiology?

mutation or mortality

Behavior type in which genes guide development of nervous system, thus behavioral responses

Nature

Behavior type in which animals have experiences that guide behavior/actions

nurture

Are fixed action potentials innate or adaptive?

innate

What is a fixed action potential?

hardwired sequence of events that must occur in response to external stimuli

What happens in between releasing stimulus + behavior? What is the connector?

Neural + hormonal recognition + impulses

Learned behavior in which there is no link between behaviors or behavior and response, no positive or negative consequences

nonassociative learning

Learned behavior in which there is an association between a behavior + response?

associative learning

Type of associative learning in which response becomes linked to a stimulus that did NOT originally elicit the response

classical

Pavlov’s dog is an example of what kind of conditioning?

classical

Type of associative learning in which an animal’s behavior is reinforced by a consequence

operant conditioning

What kind of learning conditioning does not require a secondary stimulus?

operant

The rat bumping into a lever + receiving food is an example of what type of conditioning?

operant conditioning

A blue jay eating an orange butterfly resulting in an upset stomach + then avoiding future orange butterflies is an example of what conditioning?

operant

Chimpanzees stacking boxes to reach a banana high up is an example of what?

cognitive learning

Ability to solve problems with conscious thought + without direct environmental feedback

cognitive learning

Macaques washing sand off potatoes is an example of what?

cognitive learning

If a song bird does not hear the song sung by their species, what kind of song will they produce?

an abnormal song

If a song bird is raised not hearing their species song but another species, what kind of song will they produce?

they will not be able to produce the song they heard/ the song of the different species

If a song bird is raised surrounded by their native song, what kind of song will they produce?

that song

The optimal foraging theory seeks to obtain the most ______ using the least ____

energy

energy