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Vocabulary Words. Animal Behavior. Scientific Method Vocabulary. Theory A well-tested explanation that makes sense of a great variety of observations Data Recorded observations Fact An indisputable observation Constant
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Vocabulary Words Animal Behavior
Scientific Method Vocabulary • Theory • A well-tested explanation that makes sense of a great variety of observations • Data • Recorded observations • Fact • An indisputable observation • Constant • Conditions in an experiment that are the same for both the control group and the experimental group • Validity • A measure of the reliability of your research
Vocabulary for Animal Behavior • Innate behavior – a behavior that is performed correctly by all members of a species, even if they have no previous experience with the behavior • Migration in birds; hibernation in bears • Pre-programmed • Instinctive • Reflexive
Vocabulary for Animal Behavior • Learned behavior – a change in behavior resulting from experience
Vocabulary for Animal Behavior • Stimulus – something that causes a response
Vocabulary for Animal Behavior • Habituation – takes place when an animal learns not to respond to a repeated stimulus that contains little or no important information
Vocabulary for Animal Behavior • Imprinting – learning that is limited to a specific time period in an animal’s life that is usually irreversible • Konrad Lorenz
Vocabulary for Animal Behavior • Conditioning – when an animal learns that a particular stimulus or response is linked to a reward or punishment • Pavlov’s Dog