1. Chapter. 36 Animal Behavior by Jazzy Moses

2. Vocab. Proximate causation- explanation of the functioning of a biological system at a particular time and place, such as k=how an animal performs its metabolic, physiological, and behavioral activities (immediate cause)Proximate causation- explanation of the functioning of a biological system at a particular time and place, such as k=how an animal performs its metabolic, physiological, and behavioral activities (immediate cause) Ultimate causation- the evolutionary factors responsible for the origin, state of being, or role of a biological system.Ultimate causation- the evolutionary factors responsible for the origin, state of being, or role of a biological system. Comparative psychology- a field of study used to identify general rules of behavior that apply to humans and other animalsComparative psychology- a field of study used to identify general rules of behavior that apply to humans and other animals Ethology- the study of animal behavior in natural environmentsEthology- the study of animal behavior in natural environments Behavioral ecology- the study of animal behaviors as used to promote survival and reproduction in a population’s natural habitat.Behavioral ecology- the study of animal behaviors as used to promote survival and reproduction in a population’s natural habitat. Sociobiology- ethological study of social behavior in humans or other animals.Sociobiology- ethological study of social behavior in humans or other animals.

3. Describing behavior: principles of classical Ethology (Vocab) stereotypical behavior- a pattern of behavior repeated with little variation in performance. Releaser- simple stimulus that elicits an innate behavior pattern. Sign stimulus- an ethological term denoting an entity (such as a particular sound, shape, or color) whose perception by an animal elicits a stereotypical behavioral pattern.

4. Control of Behavior (Vocab) Innate- a characteristic based partly or wholly on genetic or epigenetic constitution.

5. The Genetics of Behavior

6. Learning and Diversity of Behavior (vocab) Habituation- a kind of learning in which continued exposure to the same stimulus produces diminishing responses; contrast with SENSITIZATION. Sensitized- a kind of learning in which an animal acquires a characteristic response to a particular stimulus; contrast with HABITUATION.

7. Imprinting (vocab) Imprinting- rapid and usually stable learning pattern appearing early in the life of a member of a social species and involving recognition of its own species; may involve attraction to the first moving object. Dominace Hierarchy-