PSYC 3201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Fixed Action Pattern
12 Dec 2016
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Stereotyped (if you see it done more than once, you can assume it"s the same behavior) Appears in animals reared in isolation (no such thing as total isolation) Modal action pattern (map) an alternate term for fap that accounts for variability of behavior. Appetitive behavior: variable, initial, searching or orienting phase. Example: you are hungry (appetitive behavior) and you search for food but there are different types of food (variable) and different ways to eat different foods (variable). You will then swallow the food (stereotyped component) Refractory period means there is a time when the biological drive is reduced and. Fap"s have no refractory period because they will never stop if a stimulus is presented. Does not require an external stimulus to initiate, but is dependent on external stimulus once released. Action-specific energy: energy earmarked for a specific behavior and which does not affect other types of behavior. Action-specific energy sitting in the back of the toilet.
