PSYC 2410 Study Guide - Morris Water Navigation Task, Operant Conditioning, Classical Conditioning

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2410
• Professor: Elena Choleris

Document Summary

Innate behaviours that are shown by almost all individuals in a species or at least by age/gender. Assessment of videos by humans, automated video tracking or laser beams. Dominant individual: attacks and bites, moves sideways (to show size), dominance behaviours (sex differences, strain differences) Measure number of turns on running wheel (via magnet) Maze like a plus but 2 arms have walls, the other two are bare, mouse will stay in arms with walls but with antianxiety drugs, will spend more time in open arms. There is a light compartment and a dark compartment, mouse will spend more time in dark compartment (natural behaviour to hide) but with antianxiety drugs, will spend more time in light. Intruder: upright defensive stance, arms up to push away, roll over onto back and surrender (freezes), escapes. Sexual behaviour of thrusts, ejaculations, when fertile), proceptive behaviour (encouraging male to mate), Female sexual behaviour: receptive behaviour (can only mate.