Psychology 2210A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Pinyon Jay, Brood Parasite, Spatial Memory
16 Mar 2018
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Even simple organisms are not stationary many humans and animal spend much of their time moving from one place to another. Orientation and navigation is critical for foraging, hunting, searching for mates, caring for young, and finding the way home all require spatial movement in familiar or unfamiliar environments. Spatial behaviours are typically organized in two categories: Orientation: mechanisms that point animals in the right direction typically described in terms of kinesis and taxes. low level spatial operating. Navigation: divided into small-scale and large-scale travel. large scale = migratory small scale = around the home environment. Getting there: elementary system, directing animal towards different, often unknown - locations. Organisms do this when they orient towards places where they may find food, mates etc. pursuing a sensory stimulus. Getting there system operates by initiating motor patterns in response to internal signals (ex: hormones) or external signals (ex: sensory cues). Knowing where: allows animal to reach a particular destination.
