PSYCH 2TT3 Lecture Notes - Time Evolution, Heritability, Psych
12 Jun 2013
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Objectives the major components of behaviour, which are shared by most animal species the two mechanisms that can change behaviour over time. Animal behaviour self generated movement of either a body part or the whole body in animals instinctive, instructive, consciousness. Exercise: write down at least 5 classes of behaviour that most animals share. Hint: think about human behaviours and then consider whether other animals (e. g. dogs, cats) do as well the 4 f"s of animal behaviour: feeding fleeing predators fighting. There are millions of different animal species, but most show similar general classes of behaviour. What do animals eat, what nutrients to they need. Predation: find food or avoid being food. Social behaviour: social learning, many animals live a structured social order. Reproduction plays a major role in animal behaviour: mating rituals in jumping spider, use an elaborate dance and auditory cues.
