PSYC 311 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Lek Mating, Sable Antelope, Metyrapone
11 Dec 2018
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Juvenile females treated with testosterone as newborns showed increased sexual play, similar to age-matched males. Individuals can display aggressively for any time duration. Involves throwing, pushing, tearing, or manipulating such objects. What are the features of object play in terms of objects and actions involved? (4) Defense of territory or challenge by subordinates can lead to elevated stress hormone levels in dominant males. Sam gosling (ut austin) and colleagues studied 34 hyenas for personality traits: experts came up with a list of 44 traits that seemed to apply, observers scored animals and analyzed groupings of traits. How does testosterone and diet affect sexual play behavior in juvenile males and females: high fat/high nutrient supplements increase sexual play in both males and females. And what are some examples of each: abiotic (non-living) factors: heat, water availability, wind, safety from danger, nutrient availability, biotic (living) factors:location of mates, food, predators, parasites.
