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Behavior Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| behavior | the way an organism reacts and acts to normal occurrences in the environment. |
| stimulus | a reaction to a conflict or occurrence within an organism or in its environment |
| response | the behavioral result of a stimulus |
| innate behavior | a behavior you're born doing |
| learning | to acquire knowledge that you didn't know prior to something else |
| habituation | when you grow so used to something, it no longer affects you the way it once did |
| classical conditioning | when you know what is expected of you or what is expected to happen based on past occurrences |
| operant conditioning | behavior modification based on a reoccurring event. Forming the desired stimulus |
| insight learning | using knowledge you have and applying it to something you have never seen before |
| imprinting | a behavior that is usually started very soon after the start of life that forms a bond |
| migration | a known movement done within a species that isn't taught, it is simply known beforehand |
| circadian rhythms | an activity that is repeated consistently for long periods of time |
| courtship | when a certain activity takes place when an organism is trying to find a mate |
| territory | a certain area of land that is up kept by a specific species |
| aggression | an attack of slightly disturbing behavior |
| communication | the ability to "talk" between organisms |
| language | means of communication between organisms |
| dominance hierarchy | the submission of others within a certain species to the alpha |
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