PNB 2XC3 Chapter 1: PNB 2XC3 - Textbook Chapter 1 Notes

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
• Course: PNB 2XC3
• Professor: Dr. Reuven Dukas

Document Summary

Pnb 2xc3 chapter 1: principles of animal behaviour. Types of questions and levels of analysis: ask 4 types of questions (tinbergen), 1. Mechanism: what stimuli elicit behavior, what sort of neurobiological and hormonal changes occur in response to/ anticipation of stimuli, 2. Development: how does behavior change as an animal matures, how does behavior change w/ the ontogeny, development of an organism, how does developmental variation affect behavior later in life, 3. Survival value: how does behavior affect survival and reproduction, 4. What is behavior: all ethologists have different definitions of what behaviour is, behaviour coordinated responses of whole living organisms to internal and/or external stimuli. Incorporates modern ethology and behavioural ecology perspective: works well for behaviors in this book, makes a good distinction bw organism and organ, ex. sweating due to increase in body temp is not a behavior.