Animal Behaviour

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Personality
the way in which individuals from the same species differ from each other in behaviour
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Population specific personality traits
cannot be compared across species
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Universal personality traits
consistent variation across species, can be compared
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Communication
the way in which 'actors' use specifically designed signals or displays to modify the behaviour of 'reactors'a
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Modality
Type of signal
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Displacement activities
seemingly irrelevant actions associated with courtship, threat displays, territorial behaviours
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Theory of mind
the ability to attribute mental states in relation to others
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Shared intentionality
a set of socio-cognitive skills and socio-motivational skills that lead to collaborative interactions where individuals share psychological states with one another
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Phylogenetic analysis
measures the simplest answer based on traits
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Basic universal emotions
behaviourally and physiologically distinct from which other emotions emerged
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Motor mimicry
unintentional copying of others
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Pheromone trails
a chemical that is released, and releases an innate response in a receiver of the same species
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Death reckoning
keeping track of their position relative to the nest so they can then return in a direct route
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Piloting with landmarks
making a record of exact size of feature and orientate to it
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Cognitive map
a type of mental representation which serves individuals to acquire, cook, store, recall, and decode information about relative locations and attributes of phenomena in their everyday or metaphorical spatial environment
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Animal
a living organism which feeds on organic matter, typically having specialised sense organs and nervous system and is able to respond rapidly to stimulus
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Interaction
a mutual or reciprocal action or influence
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Attitude
psychological tendency that is expressed by evaluating a particular entity with some degree of favour or disfavour
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Cognitive dissonance
psychological state of discomfort experienced by an individual who holds beliefs, attitudes or behaviours that are at odds with one another
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cannot be compared across species

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consistent variation across species, can be compared

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the way in which 'actors' use specifically designed signals or displays to modify the behaviour of 'reactors'a

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Type of signal

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