ASA 3.2 Vocab

Front

Threatening or harmful behavior toward others.

Back

Aggressive behavior

Front

Actions or reactions of a person or animal to stimuli.

Back

Behavior

Front

Learned response of an animal to a stimulus.

Back

Conditioning

Front

Animal that is gentle in nature.

Back

Docile

Front

Social influence of one animal over others in a group, also known as social order or pecking order.

Back

Dominance

Front

Study of animal behavior in natural settings, focusing on instinctive behavior.

Back

Ethology

Front

Distance an animal flees from an intruder.

Back

Flight zone

Front

Tendency of an animal to take sudden flight when alarmed.

Back

Flighty

Front

Habit of gathering in large groups; typical of sheep.

Back

Flocking

Front

Operant conditioning: An animal’s ability to ignore frequent stimuli.

Back

Habituation