What is ethology
The study of animal behaviour
- in natural or artificial environments
What is the definition of conspecific
Within the same species
What are the influencing factors do animal behaviour
Evolution, genetics, learned behaviour
Prey vs predator
Social (obligatory/non-obligatory) or solitary
Individual or pack hunting
Altricial or precocial
Burrowing or non burrowing
What is the difference between altricial and precocial
Altricial - born helpless and require parental care
Precocial - born in an advanced state that is relatively mature, mobile and independent
What are the two emotional systems
Positive (engaging)
Negative (protective)
What are the parts of the positive emotional system
Desire seeking
Social play
Care
Lust
What are the parts of the negative emotional system
Fear-anxiety
Frustration
Panic-grief
Pain
What are the negative behaviour responses
Appeasement
Inhibition
Repulsion
Avoidance
- behaviour can be escalated by arousal
What is classical conditioning
Involuntary learning
Physiological stimulus is paired with neutral stimulus
Neutral stimulus becomes contorsionnée stimulus and creates a conditioned response
What is operant conditioning
Voluntary action with consequences
Important to think about the animals emotional state
What is positive punishment
Adding a consequence as a reward for unwanted behaviour
Leads to negative emotional state
What is positive reinforcement
Adding a reward in response to good behaviour
Positive mental state
What is negative punishment
Taking away something positive as a consequence for negative behaviour
Negative mental state
What is negative reinforcement
Taking away something bad to reward a behaviour
Negative emotional state/confused emotional state
