Animal Behavior

Mr. Anderson discusses animal behavior, starting with innate behaviors like instincts and reflexes, moving through fixed action patterns, imprinting, associative learning, trial and error learning, habituation, observational learning, and concluding with insight and intelligence. He provides examples from various species to illustrate these concepts, highlighting the continuum from simple to complex behaviors.

What is the definition of ethology?

Describe the concept of fixed action patterns with an example.

What is imprinting and during what period does it occur?

Explain the process of associative learning as demonstrated by Pavlov's experiment.

What is the significance of habituation in animal behavior?

How does observational learning differ from other types of learning?

What is insight learning and how is it demonstrated in chimpanzees?