PSYC 311 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Brown Rat, Lek Mating, Trait Theory
11 Dec 2018
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Fewer uninfected snails non aggressive avoid novel objects slowly approach members of opposite sex. Can involve what number of individuals? a single individual, a family, or groups of individuals. Healthiest chicks come from: pairs matched for personality (e. g. fast-fast, slow-slow) Know the case study of personality inheritance among ruff birds: ruff = member of sandpiper family, uses leks for mating. Involves communication of threatening signals or engagement in physical combat. Aggression between members of the same species: proximate mechanisms, models, effects of experience. Know the case study of foraging in stickleback fish. And the results of the study: treefrogs prefer no snails. Resource value determines: decision to fight, how long/how hard to fight. Which has higher complexity in play behavior: heath mice or brown rats: brown rat = high complexity (0. 94, heath mouse = low complexity (0. 0) Ducks distributed according to food distribution ratio; 1:1 if 2 locations were equal; 2:1 if one location had twice as much food.
