PSYC 311 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Behavioural Despair Test, Corticosterone, Great Tit
11 Dec 2018
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Psych 311: exam 4 study guide #7: large increase in corticosterone levels of reactive but not proactive mice, reactive mice show less cell growth in the hippocampus than proactive mice. Know the case study of how coping style influences stress response in mice: two stressors (forced swim test, frequent handling) show: _______ always wins, _______ always retreats: resident. Subordinate males have lower levels of androgens, higher levels of stress hormones; more likely to flee and lose if they fight. What are 3 key decisions that animals make regarding habitat choice: where to live? (habitat choice, how to live and defend that place (territoriality, traveling to another location (migration) Know the case study of how personality can be used to address human-animal conflict resulting from conservation efforts (seals, wolves). Successful conservation efforts can lead to human-animal conflict. If benefits of winning > costs of fighting, natural selection favors aggressive behavior.
