PSYC 2330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Fixed Action Pattern, Nikolaas Tinbergen, Konrad Lorenz
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* study lecture notes, & use textbook only to expand upon what is learned in lecture (e. g. graphs, studies, etc. ) Behaviour refers to a set of responses of organism, usually in relation to environmental stimuli (goals) Instinctual: genetically programmed bits of behaviour that occur when circumstances are appropriate, rigid, require no learning, may be species specific. Learned: behaviours adapted to the environment, relatively flexible & open to modifications. Generally blends of the two (e. g. eating food is instinctual, but preference for food may be learned) They are impulses coming from within the organism that lead to the initiation of behaviour (modesty, jealousy, shyness, & curiousity) They exist because they have, or had, survival value. They are controlled by genes, & therefore not learned. However, instinctive behaviours differ in terms of degree of sensitivity to changes in the environment. Appetitive: searching behaviours that are flexible, adapted to the environment,
