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| having the centromere situated so that one chromosomal arm is much shorter than the other |
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| by this week, puppies separate into groups by dominance/temperament |
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| for mammals walking on the soles of the feet |
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| for mammals, walking on toes & not touching the ground with the heels |
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| type of non-associative learning where response is INCREASED via repeated exposure |
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| part of ear that directs sound to eardrum |
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| photoreceptors that process color and detail |
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| part of the brain that deals with arousal, pleasure and frustration |
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| part of the brain that regulates the amygdala |
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| part of automatic nervous system that operates in fight or flight situations |
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| part of the brain that deals with maternal behavior & play |
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| part of brain that coordinates sensory input |
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| type of note taking that focuses on a single individual and their behavior |
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| prompting becomes a hand signal similar in nature to the lead |
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| hormones produced when sympathetic nervous system is activated and mobilizes energy |
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| eyes open and pup is able to walk unsteadily |
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| these development events occur around day 12 of puppy life( transitional perido) |
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| fluid filled part of ear where sound stimulates the hair cells on the basilar membrane |
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| part of eyes that uses light twice to enhance it at the cost of clarity |
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| aka the eardrum-- mechanically conducts sound to cochlea |
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| the attribution of human characteristics/behavior to an animal |
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| this period starts on the 7th week of puppy life( or 6-8 weeks) |
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| Thorndike's Law of effect |
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| antecedent> behavior> consequence |
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| repeated pairing of stimulus with no reinforcement |
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| first half of socialization period(3-5 week) |
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| precursor to melanin and dopamine |
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| behavioral inhibition system |
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| recognition of signals anticipating punishment- reduces behavior |
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| part of the automatic nervous system that operates during rest & digestion |
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| part of brain that links to the endocrine systems =, has a lot of input from brainstem |
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| part of eyes that absorbs light |
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| weeks 6-12 of socialization period |
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| teaching/shaping end behavior 1st( behavior at the end is strongly reinforced) |
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| type of associative learning where the 1st event predicts the 2nd and behavior is elicited( involuntary or reflexive) |
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| behaviors at beginning are strongly reinforced |
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| ordering of complex tasks |
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| reward is external to behavior |
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| first 12 days of puppy development |
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| behavioral activation system |
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| behavioral system that works with reward gaining and avoidance of punishment-- increases behavior-- |
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| social dominance relationships |
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| these emerge around 10-16 weeks |
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| neurotransmitter which when present decreases aggression |
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| defensive and offensive displays |
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| the proportions of time that animals spend doing different behaviors |
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| this developmental event occurs around day 19 of puppy life ( transitional period) |
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| nutrient investigation of fecal matter |
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| 1st stage of learning where animal is still learning what is expected of them |
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| 2nd stage of learning when animal can do behavior without thinking |
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| 3rd stage of learning when knowledge is relevant in a lot of situation |
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| positive reinforcement (r+) |
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| a behavior is strengthened by producing or prolonging some desirable consequence |
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| last stage of learning when behavior becomes a permanent part of behavior repertoire |
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| having a centromere in the meridian position so that the arms are of equal length |
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| dog-child model where dogs are thought to have the mental characteristics of a 1-5 year old child |
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| a catalogue/table of all the different behaviors/activities observed in an animal |
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| prompting in the process of fading |
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| hereditary condition in which the growth of long bones by ossification of cartilage is retarded( limited to extremities) |
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| these are the 4 descriptions of behavior and development of an ethogram |
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| weeks 3-12 of puppy development |
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| prolongation of puppylike or juvenile characteristics |
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| dog-wolf model that assumes that only superficial aspects of wolf/dog behavior changed in domestication |
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| experiment that looks at behavior in a natural setting |
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| negative reinforcement (R-) |
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| a behavior is strengthened by terminating, reducing or avoiding some undesirable consequences |
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| only can see 2 color tones (yellow and blue) |
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| reward is inherent in the behavior itself |
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| overlap in visual fields of right and left eyes (40-60 degrees in dogs) |
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| type of associative learning that deals with voluntary goal-oriented behavior |
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| days 12-21 of puppy development |
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| separation distress to the extreme |
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| type of non-associative learning where response is diminished via repeated exposure |
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| week 12-- sexual maturity in puppy development |
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| higher order conditioning |
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| an established CS being used to condition other NS to elicit CR |
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| CS becomes predictive again and behavior returns to nearly full strenght |
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| predictive cue of CS is no longer predictive and fails to elicit CR |
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| behavior is weakened by omitting the presentation of reinforcing consequence |
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| behavior is weakened by presentation of a previously escaped or avoided consequence |
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| type of note taking that involves surveying a group for behaviors at time intervals |
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| this developmental event occurs around day 20 of puppy life |
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| anterior portion of the palete that specializes in detecing pheromones |
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| part of ear that gathers sound |
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| part of brain that deals with higher learning |
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| this body part takes iodine in food and converts it into T4 and T3 |
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| Finding a new objects after only a single exposure to the word for it |
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