[Psychology 2134A/B] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 37 pages long Study Guide!

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2134A/B
• Professor: Sarah Smits- Bandstra

Document Summary

Psych 2134 ch. 1 animal communication & human language. Animals use communication systems such as a bee"s waggle dance, a money"s calls, flashing of bright colours, etc. to find a mate, find food, and avoid predators. Ethologist: a scientist who studies animal behaviour. The four f"s: food, foe, friend, finding a mate. Communication: any behaviour on the part of one organism intended to influence the emotions, thoughts, or behaviours of another organism: can be vocal, facial expressions, body postures, movement, odors, or flashing light. Conspecific: animals direct communication at members of the same species. Honey bee waggle dance: telling hive mates about a food source in a figure eight pattern. How wide or tall she dances tells the others how far and in what direction the food is. Vervet monkey"s: have a different call for each one of their 3 predators because they all need to be handled differently.