1. The document discusses various methods for studying animal behavior, including ad libitum observation, focal animal observation, scanning/instantaneous sampling, all occurrences sampling, and one-zero sampling.
2. It provides examples of how to create an ethogram to catalog an animal's behaviors and create a time budget to track how much time an animal spends on different behaviors like hunting, eating, sleeping, and grooming.
3. The procedure outlines observing a single animal for an hour, recording its behaviors and the time spent on each one in order to analyze which behaviors are most and least frequent.
When a perfectly harmless animal resembles in its colour and shape, with a well protected species, the phenomenon is called mimicry.
The concept of mimicry was first given by H. W. Bates in 1862.
Mimicry is an important feature of organism which protect the animals against enemies. Mimicry often used as self defense which increases the survival value of organisms.
This PPT is for FYBSc students of University of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, studying in course one semester II.
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When a perfectly harmless animal resembles in its colour and shape, with a well protected species, the phenomenon is called mimicry.
The concept of mimicry was first given by H. W. Bates in 1862.
Mimicry is an important feature of organism which protect the animals against enemies. Mimicry often used as self defense which increases the survival value of organisms.
This PPT is for FYBSc students of University of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, studying in course one semester II.
For further query you may email at sudesh_rathod@yahoo.co.in
Fixed Action Pattern (FAP) is a series or sequence of acts that occur behaviorally in animals. it is also known as instinctive behaviour as it is determined by gene of an organism and exhibited automatically without having any prior experience.
Taxonomic Collections, Preservation and Curating of InsectsKamlesh Patel
Taxonomy: Taxonomy is the science of defining and naming groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics.
The classification of organisms is according to hierarchal system or in taxonomic ranks (eg; domain, kingdom, phylum class, order, family, genus and species) based on phylogenetic relationship established by genetic analysis.
Taxonomic Collection : Biological collection are typically preserved plant or animals specimens along with specimen documentations such as labels and notations.
Dry Collection - Dry collections consist of those specimens that are preserved in a dry state.
Wet Collection - Wet collections are specimens kept in a liquid preservative to prevent their deterioration.
Two broad categories of behaviors are Proximate and Ultimate behaviour. The presentation gives a brief introduction on Proximate and Ultimate causes of behaviour
Fixed Action Pattern (FAP) is a series or sequence of acts that occur behaviorally in animals. it is also known as instinctive behaviour as it is determined by gene of an organism and exhibited automatically without having any prior experience.
Taxonomic Collections, Preservation and Curating of InsectsKamlesh Patel
Taxonomy: Taxonomy is the science of defining and naming groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics.
The classification of organisms is according to hierarchal system or in taxonomic ranks (eg; domain, kingdom, phylum class, order, family, genus and species) based on phylogenetic relationship established by genetic analysis.
Taxonomic Collection : Biological collection are typically preserved plant or animals specimens along with specimen documentations such as labels and notations.
Dry Collection - Dry collections consist of those specimens that are preserved in a dry state.
Wet Collection - Wet collections are specimens kept in a liquid preservative to prevent their deterioration.
Two broad categories of behaviors are Proximate and Ultimate behaviour. The presentation gives a brief introduction on Proximate and Ultimate causes of behaviour
Background How do we study primates Field primatologists.docxrock73
Background: How do we study primates?
Field primatologists face a number of challenges. He or she must locate subjects, habituate them to the
presence of an observer without disrupting their natural behavior, and learn to recognize individual
animals from amongst a group. Only then can the primatologist begin "data collection" -- making behavioral
observations in a systematic way. There are two problems: 1) you need to maintain objectivity as an
observer and not just watch the most "interesting" animal, and 2) it is impossible to see and record
everything, particularly if many primates are together in a group. Therefore, all primatologists use
SAMPLING techniques to record their data. There are different types of sampling methods primatologists
employ.
For this assignment, we will use Scan Sampling. Based upon this technique, an animal's observed
behaviors are recorded at pre-selected moments in time (e.g., every 30 seconds). Instantaneous or scan
sampling is best achieved with a sample interval time as short as possible, and with behaviors that are very
easily identified. It is recommended that the observer create a list of possible behaviors, based upon
research, prior to beginning their fieldwork. When the observer is well prepared, this is an excellent
method for collecting a large amount of data on a group of animals.
It is only by collecting data systematically in this way that primatologists can describe and summarize the
complex behaviors of primates. Observation sampling lets primatologists measure natural behavior and
later address interesting comparative questions, such as:
How do primates spend their time? Do activity patterns vary with age or sex?
Are individuals equal in their social group, or is there a social ranking?
Do males and females compete for mates differently?
Do young animals learn anything while they are playing?
Are the young learning from adult males and females?
Assignment: Primatology Term Paper
The goal of this assignment is to study humans the way a primatologist works in the field and to help you
look at humans from a different perspective.
Pretend that you are a primatologist from another planet. You have just arrived on earth, and have taken
the physical form of a student. You are amazed by life among college students, and you are sure that it must
be different from the lives of other people. But most of your ideas about life off-campus come from either
watching TV, or from other strange settings, like the Starbucks or the mall. You begin to ask yourself, what
is human behavior really like?
Develop a comparative hypothesis about a simple behavioral question, and test it by collecting data on
samples of these earthlings. Note: YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND ENGLISH... you will have to interpret human
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PSYC 281 - Behaviour Assignment Instructions
Students will be responsible for constructing a behaviour modification program in which you will modify/change some type of behaviour using the various theories discussed in class. You can design this program with animal or human subjects and need not worry about ethical guidelines as we WON’T be actually conducting the program! Alter the behaviour of your cat or boyfriend/ girlfriend! Be creative and have fun with the assignment. Chances are if you enjoy creating and writing it I will enjoy reading it.
Basic Instructions:
Although this behavioural assignment does not require any additional information from peer-reviewed publications or books you are required to include the following information based on what you have learned throughout the term, both in lecture and from the textbook.
The Problem/Behaviour: You will start with the description of the problem behaviour or any behaviour that you will be modifying. The description should include details of the behaviour, if it is problematic and what the problem actually is. The remainder of the report will address how, both theoretically and methodologically, you will be modifying the behaviour or correcting the problem.
Methods: Using information from class and Chapter 2 of the textbook, identify and describe the methods you’re using to evaluate progress in your behaviour modification program,and explain why those methods are suitable for your particular program.
Classical and/or Operant Procedures: You will likely be using some of the classic methods that we’ll discuss in class (and that are described in the text). Make sure that you are documenting your procedures and using the terminology correctly. You will also need to ensure that your reinforcers or conditional and unconditional stimuli are powerful enough and appropriate for the situation.
Theoretical Models: This will differ for each program, but keep in mind that you need to link your program to at least one behaviourist theory discussed in class or in the textbook. For some programs it will simply be classical or operant conditioning, but for other programs there will be specific models that apply. For example, if you’re doing a self-control program you will need to discuss the Ainsley-Rachlin model. If you’re addressing choice behaviour, you will likely discuss Matching or Melioration theories.
Constraints: Every species and every individual has its limitations so you need to identify those constraints and explain how you will accommodate them in your program. For example, if you’re dealing with a dog who eats your shoes you need to recognize that chewing behaviour is harder for some breeds to control.
Format Instructions:
1. Please use 12 point Times / Times New Roman font, double-spaced throughout the paper. The report will be three pages long.
2. Number the pages of your paper. Use APA formatting for any citations and for the various title, hea ...
Points:
1. Introduction and meaning of Cognitive Processes
2. Attention(Meaning and Definition)
3. Aspects of Attention
4. Perception(Meaning and Definition)
5. Phenomena Associated with Perception
6. Thinking( Definition and Core Elements of Thinking)
7. Types of Thinking
8. Learning (Meaning and Definition)
9. Processes of Learning
a. Learning by Classical Conditioning
b. Learning by Operant Conditioning
c. Learning by Assimilation and Accommodation
d. Learning by Observation
10. Conclusion
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1. 1. Ad Libitum (Latin “at ones pleasure, liberty”)
• In this type one stays with the group of the animal
and records the behavior for a certain period of time
without a restricted focus on certain act.
• Studying animal behaviour is most challangimg field of biology
• There are various methods which are employed for studying animal
behavior. However, the most accepted methodology was developed
by Altmann in 1974.
Methods For Studying Behavior
2. 2. Focal Animal
• In this type one stays focused on the specific animal of the group and
tries to study its behavior. Different methods are used to identify
individual members. They can be differentiated on the basis of natural
individual marks, age, sex, or animals can be captured and marked by
color, number, cutting of feather, horn, tail, ear etc
3. 3. Scanning or instantaneous sampling
• In this method one tries to study the behavior of all the animals of
group one by one and tries to establish a behavior pattern of that
animal species.
4. All occurrences
• This method is contrast to the focal sampling. Here we try to study
the behavior of all the animals of the group and all their behavior
patterns. For this, one may need to stay with the group for days and
maybe years.
4. 5. Sequence
• In this one tries to study a chain of sequence that are observed in animal
behavior.
• For example, we try to see the
sequence of events in the courtship
behavior of stickleback.
6. One-zero sampling
• In this type of study one tries to record the occurrence
of a specific behavior in a given unit of time.
If the behavior occurs, it is taken as one;
if it does not, it is taken as zero.
5. Initial observations
• For example, in a 24-hour period, male and female chimpanzees may display
behaviors such as;
• hunting,
• eating,
• sleeping,
• grooming and caring for young
• and defending territory.
Using an Ethogram to Describe Animal Behavior
• An ethogram is a catalog of the types of behaviors an animal may
perform..
6. Creating time budget
• After making initial observations, a scientist might make further observations and
collect data to create a time budget of the observed behaviors.
• The time budget shows how much time individuals spend in each type of behavior.
Cont…..
• Among other uses, data from a time budget can be used to compare behavior
patterns between males and females of the same species or members of different
species
• In this investigation, you will create an ethogram by observing an animal of your
choice.
7. Procedure
1. Decide which animal you are going to study.
Problem:
• How much time do animals spend on specific behaviors?
8. 2. You must be able to observe active animal behavior for at least one
hour. Conceal yourself so your presence does not influence its behaviors.
For example, your family pet may respond to your presence and want
attention.
3. Predict what types of behaviors the animal will engage in, and create a
table to record your data.
For example, behaviors might include sleeping, eating or playing
9. 4. Observe your animal for at least one hour
Record the specific behaviors of the animal,
the order in which the animal carries out those behaviors,
the number of times the behavior occurs
and the length of time of each behavior.
Caution: If the animal you are observing becomes agitated,
stop observing it.
10. Analyze and conclude
1. Categorize:
Make a list of the most common behaviors that your animal carried out.
Was each behavior isolated, or were some behaviors carried out in a
specific order? Explain.
2. Graph Data:
Determine the percentage of the total time spent in each behavior. Make
a bar graph from the data.
3. Analyze:
Use your bar graph to determine which behavior was the most frequent.
Which behavior was least frequent? Explain