PSYCH 2TT3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Oahu, Parasitism, Sport Utility Vehicle
9 Sep 2013
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Animal behaviour self generated movement of either a body part or the whole body in animals. There are millions of different animal species, but most sow similar general classes of behaviour. Major components of behaviour (4 f"s + others: feeding, fleeting predators, fighting, sex, sleep (sometimes, social interactions (communication) (sometimes) Quando omni flunkus moritati when all else fails, play dead : red green show possum mascot; when possums feel threatened, they play dead. Hognose snake death dance, odor of rotting flesh, predator retreats in disgust. Social behaviours most animals live with social order and structure: eg/ female elephants spend entire lives together in tightly knit groups. Sex plays an important role: eg/ jumping spider; elaborate dance. Innate response to predators; adrenaline response due to years of adaptation; hypothalamus is stimulated can hit harder, run faster, senses are heightened, think clearer. Answer it typically snake (innate fear?: traffic related deaths in canada, 2004.
