1. Behavior
Behavior – the way an organism reacts to changes in its internal or external environment
usually as a reaction to a stimulus
Stimulus – any kind of signal that carries information and can be detected

2. 2 Types of Behavior
Innate Behavior – behavior that is performed correctly the first time
instinct or inborn behavior
Learned Behavior – a behavior that is acquired as a result of experience

3. Imprinting Associating the first moving object you see as a parent
Ex. Ducks and Dog

4. Learned Behavior Habituation Classical Conditioning
Trial and Error Learning

5. Habituation
process by which an animal decreases or stops its response to a repetitive stimulus that neither rewards or harms the animal

6. Conditioning
an animal makes a mental connection between a stimulus and some kind of reward or punishment

7. Trial and Error Learning
Repeated, varied attempts until the goal is achieved

8. Patterns of Behavior daily or seasonal cycles of behavior
Migration – periodic movement from one place to another and back again
Hibernation – a period of inactivity and lowered metabolic rates (usually winter)
Estivation – a period of dormancy to avoid hot, dry conditions

9. Courtship Behavior behavior that helps to identify healthy mates
visual, sound, nuptial gifts

10. Social Behavior
organisms that live together and behave in a way that benefits the entire group
usually a complex “pecking” order

11. Competition and Aggression
behavior to establish dominance and control of territory, food, etc

12. Communication
can be visual, chemical (pheromones), sound, or language