Animal Behavior and Health

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What is associative learning?

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A type of learning where an animal learns to associate one stimulus with another, such as a bird learning not to eat a viceroy butterfly because it resembles a monarch.

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What is rabies?

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A viral disease that affects the nervous system and is transmitted from mammal to mammal through bites.

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What is insight printing?

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A type of learning where an animal learns through observation and experience, such as a cat eating human food when its owners are not looking.

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What is mad cow disease?

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A disease that affects the nervous system and is neither bacterial nor viral.

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What is an innate behavior?

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A behavior that is instinctive and does not require learning, such as eagles and whooping cranes mating for life.

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What is operant conditioning?

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A learning process where behaviors are modified by their consequences, such as rewards or punishments.

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What is classical conditioning?

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A learning process where a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus, leading to a learned response.

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What is habituation?

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A form of learning in which an animal stops responding to a repeated stimulus that is neither harmful nor rewarding.

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What is cognitive learning?

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A type of learning that involves mental processes and may occur without direct experience, such as problem-solving.

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What is the role of observation in animal behavior?

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Animals can learn behaviors by observing others, which is crucial for social species.