PSYC 3280 Study Guide - Final Guide: Reproductive Synchrony, Agonistic Behaviour, Diapause
19 Dec 2017
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Three types of signals are visual, auditory, chemical. The function of communication is to increase fitness by: coordination of feeding, securing a mate, aggressiveness, detecting predators, parent/offspring communication. Four channels of communications are odor, sound, tactile, visual. Territoriality answers the how question how does the animal succeed in that landscape. Reasons for migration: food supplies, avoiding weather, procreation. Diapause is storing of fat, protein, and carbs. Why is migration so costly: high energy requirements, more predators and parasites, competition for food, when return, have to compete for territory. Why have we evolved to migrate: reproductive advantage, reproductive synchrony. Personality traits that are inborn are referred to as temperament. Two types of coping styles are proactive and reactive. Functions of object play: identifying new food sources and learning how to be a good predator. Two mechanisms of play are endocrine hormones (eg testosterone) and neurobiological bases (dopamine increases) Two types of competition: exploitation and interference.
