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  • Created by: jade
  • Created on: 25-02-16 18:00
Learned behaviour
A behaviour that is modified through experience
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Innate behaviour
A behaviour that is inherited (inborn) and unchanged through experience
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Ethology
The study of animal behaviour
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Imprinting
An example of modified innate behaviour
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Sexual imprinting
Learning the characteristic of their species so they only mate with the same species. They also know not to mate with their own family
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Taxis
Directional movement in response to a stimulus. Towards the stimulus is a positive tatic response and away is a negative tactic response. Simple Innate behaviour
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Kinesis
Non-directional behaviour is a response to a stimulus. Moves towards a favourable stimulus or away from a harmful one. Simple Innate behaviour
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Habituation
A learned response whereby the response to a harmless stimulus is reduced or stopped when the stimulus is repeatedly presented
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Conditioning
A learning process in which an animals behaviour becomes associated with a particular stimulus, usually requiring reinforcement
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Classical conditioning
A learning process in which the usual stimulus that causes a reflex is replaced by a new stimulus
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Operant conditioning
A learning process in which pre-existing behaviour is increased or decreased through positive or negative reinforcement. The animal comes to associate a reward or punishment with the behaviour
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Unconditioned stimulus
Something that can already elicit a response
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Unconditioned response
Something that is already elicited by a stimulus
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Unconditioned relationship
An existing stimulus response connection
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Conditioning stimulus
A new stimulus we deliver at the same time as the old stimulus
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Conditioning relationship
The new stimulus response relationship that is created by associating a new stimulus with an old response
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A behaviour that is inherited (inborn) and unchanged through experience

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The study of animal behaviour

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An example of modified innate behaviour

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