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what's behavior a response to a stimulus carried out by an organsism
why is behavior important (evolutionary) increases survival and reproductive success (fitness)
proximate cause of behavior HOW it occurs (mechanism: hormones, nerves)
ultimate cause of behavior WHY it occurs (evolutionary advantage)
fixed action pattern (FAP) innate, unlearned behavior that is unchanged, is triggered by a sign stimulus
what's a sign stimulus external cue that triggers a fixed action pattern
pheromone chemical signals released by one organism and received by another used for mating, alarm, territory
innate vs learned behavior innate- genetice, automatic learned- modified by experience
what's imprinting leading during a critical (sensitive) period early in life
associative learning learning to make a connection between one factor and another
classical conditioning type of associative learning associate 2 stimuli ex- neutral song is player before car accident, later hearing the song causes fear
operant conditioning type of associative learning learning from trial/error experience or reward/punishment ex; training dogs using treats
optimal foraging theory maximize energy gained vs energy spent the compromise of obtaining food and the costs in order to do so
sexual selection selection for traits that improve mating success
how does mate choice drive evolution preferred traits increase over generations
what's fitness ability to survive and reproduce (pass on genes)
what altruism behavior that reduces individual fitness but helps others
why does altruism exist increases inclusive fitness which helps relative survival
kinesis non directional movement in response to stimulus
what is taxis directional movement towards/away from stimulus
what's chi square tests if results are due to chance or not
if x^2 is greater than the critical value what happens we reject null hypothesis
if x^2 is smaller than the critical value what happens we fail to reject the null hypothesis
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