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bio exam revision

behaviours and learning

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a behaviour that is 'pre-programmed' in an organism and doesnt require learning innate behaviour
a modified behavioural response to a particular stimulus on the basis of previous experience learned behaviour
the gradual fading of a behavioural response to a stimulus that proves to be safe or irrelevant habituation
tendency for an animal to follow or associate with a moving object that it sees during a 'sensitive period' early in life imprinting
the association of a new signal with the innate signal that triggers a particular behvioural response associative learning
type of learning where an animalcarries out a particular behaviourand remembering thattempt and its outcome modifies its behaviour trial-and-error learning
learning by viewing the outcomes of other organisms as they complete a task observational learning
type of learning where a problem is solved as the result of thinking about it. insight learning
maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment within an organism homoeostasis
animal behaviour involving the defining of a territory and its defence against other animals. territorial behaviour
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