Penn Foster: Intro to Vet Tech: Behavior
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| ethology | the study of animal behavior
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| Charles Darwin |
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| species | classification of animals
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| theory of evolution | characterizes all related organisms as descended from common ancestors
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| natural selection | the process that awards survival and reproductive success to individuals and groups best adjusted to their environment
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| classical ethology | asserts that much of what animals know is instinctive, or innate
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| Ivan Pavlov |
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| unconditioned response | a simple reflex behavior
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| unconditioned stimulus | something that produces an unconditioned response
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| behaviorism |
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| John B. Watson |
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| stimulus-response theory | holds that all complex forms of behavior, including emotions, thoughts, and habits, are complex muscular and gladular responses that can be observed and measured
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| classical conditioning | refers to the association of stimuli that occurs at approximately the same time or in roughly the same area
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| operant conditioning | works on the principle of associating a certain activity, known as the operant, with punishment or reward
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| B.F. Skinner |
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| trial-and-error learning |
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| instrumental learning | learning by trial and error
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| sociobiology | the study of social organization in animals
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| fixed action patterns | stereotypical or predictable behaviors
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| instincts | inherited or genetically coded responses to environmental stumuli
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| positive reinforcement | refers to any immediate pleasant occurrence that follows a behavior
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| negative reinforcement | refers to any immediate unpleasant occurrence used to create a desired behavior
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| punishment | an unpleasant occurrence used to eliminate an undesirable behavior
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| Konrad Z. Lorenz |
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| imprinting | a rapid learning process that enables the very young to recognize and bond with its caretaker
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| sensitive period | the period of time when imprinting occurs
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| canine separation anxiety | the bond between owner and pet is so strong that a dog feels anxiety when separated from its owner
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| dominance aggression |
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| fear-induced aggression |
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| predatory agression |
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| pain-induced aggression |
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| inter-male aggression |
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| territorial aggression |
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| maternal aggression |
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| house soiling | urinating or defecating inside the home
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| factors of problem behavior treatment methods | trust, reward, reprimand, consistency
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| reward | the most critical element of behavior modification
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| edible rewards |
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| vocal rewards |
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| reprimand |
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| common treatment techniques | extinction, aversion therapy, avoidance therapy, habituation, punishment, counterconditioning, desensitization, environmental modification, surgical modification, pharmaceutical therapy
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| wobble | a training manuever designed to disorient a bird by abruptly dropping the hand its perched on
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