Animal Behavior Quiz 1 Study Guide
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Animal Behavior Quiz 1 Study Guide natural selection fitness Constraints on adapation Comparative approach Epigenetics Spandrels Types of learning operant conditioning classical conditioning habituation sensitization social learning Insight Learning Levels of Analysis proximate causes mechanistic level ontogenetic level ultimate causes functional level phylogenetic level hypotheses vs. predictions Niko Tinbergen Konrad Lorenz Developmental homeostasis imprinting preparedness Precocial vs. altricial Comparative Psychology vs. Classical Ethology – pros and cons of each Why do Belding’s ground squirrels disperse? Why are prairie voles monogamous? Cross-fostering experiments Gene-knockout experiments Heritability Umwelt Neuroethology Cortical sensory maps Neural vs. hormonal influences on behavior Organizational and Activational effects of hormones Methods for determining if a hormone influences behavior