BIOL 1141 Chapter Notes - Chapter 43: Breeding Pair, Pheromone, Fixed Action Pattern
23 Apr 2017
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Fixed action pattern (fap): innate behavior pattern that is stereotyped, spontaneous, independent of immediate control, genetically encoded, and independent of individual learning. Sign stimulus: the environmental trigger that causes a fixed action pattern or unchanging behavioral response. Learning: relati(cid:448)ely per(cid:373)a(cid:374)e(cid:374)t (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge i(cid:374) a(cid:374) a(cid:374)i(cid:373)al"s (cid:271)eha(cid:448)ior that results fro(cid:373) pra(cid:272)ti(cid:272)e. Imprinting: learning to make a particular response to only one type of animal or object: konrad lorenz was one of the first individuals to study imprinting in birds. Sensitive period: the period of time in which a particular behavior develops: social interactions between parent and offspring during the sensitive period seem to be a key to normal imprinting. Associative learning: acquired ability to associate two stimuli or between a stimulus and a response. Classical conditioning: type of learning whereby an unconditioned stimulus that elicits a specific response is paired with a neutral stimulus, so that the response becomes conditioned.
