Behaviour Can Be Learned

Learned Behaviour - Shows adaptation in response to previous experience
1. Greatest survival benefits to animals
  1. With a longer lifespan therefore time to learn
  2. With an element of parental care for the young so the young can learn from parents
  3. Living for a part of the time at least with other members of the species so they can learn from them
Classifying Learned Behaviour
1. Habituation - Animals learn to ignore certain stimuli because repeated exposure to the stimulus results in neither a reward nor a punishment
2. Imprinting - Involves young animals becoming associated with another organism usually the parent (Konrad Lorenz)
  1. Only occurs in a sensitive period.
3. Classical Conditioning
  1. Conditioned stimulus leads to a new reflex action called a conditioned response.
4. Operant Conditioning
  1. Uses reward and positive reinforcement
  2. Trial and Error
5. Latent Learning - Animals will explore new surroundings and retain information about their surroundings that is not of immediate use but may be essential in the future.
6. Insight Learning - Regarded as the highest form of learning. Based on the ability to think and reason in order to solved problems or deal with situations in ways that do not resemble simple fixed, reflex responses or the need for repeated trial and error

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