File - Lincoln High School AP Biology
... Speciation and Reproductive Isolation Species: members in a population who have the potential to interbreed in nature and produce viable, fertile offspring Reproductive isolation: one group of genes becomes isolated from one another to begin a separate evolutionary history Speciation: anything ...
... Speciation and Reproductive Isolation Species: members in a population who have the potential to interbreed in nature and produce viable, fertile offspring Reproductive isolation: one group of genes becomes isolated from one another to begin a separate evolutionary history Speciation: anything ...
100 Years - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
... In this paper I place our understanding of caste determination in social insects into its historical context. Over the last few centuries, castes have had an interesting relationship with the developmental of biological thought. Charles Darwin used the existence of sterile castes, and especially of ...
... In this paper I place our understanding of caste determination in social insects into its historical context. Over the last few centuries, castes have had an interesting relationship with the developmental of biological thought. Charles Darwin used the existence of sterile castes, and especially of ...
5 Points of Darwin`s Natural Selection
... Some variations are favorable. Rabbits that eat grass have food (grass eating advantage) More offspring are produced than survive. Babies are being eaten by predatos or starving Those that survive have favorable traits. The grass eating rabbits can eat the others cannot A population will change over ...
... Some variations are favorable. Rabbits that eat grass have food (grass eating advantage) More offspring are produced than survive. Babies are being eaten by predatos or starving Those that survive have favorable traits. The grass eating rabbits can eat the others cannot A population will change over ...
Observational learning
... 4. Criticism trap : an increase in the frequency of a (-) behavior that often follows the use of the criticism, reinforcing the behavior it is intended to punish 5. It does not teach the individual how to act more appropriately ...
... 4. Criticism trap : an increase in the frequency of a (-) behavior that often follows the use of the criticism, reinforcing the behavior it is intended to punish 5. It does not teach the individual how to act more appropriately ...
Operant Conditioning
... which serves to decrease the probability of the response in the future. Positive Reinforcer - a stimulus which when applied increases the probability of the response in the future. ...
... which serves to decrease the probability of the response in the future. Positive Reinforcer - a stimulus which when applied increases the probability of the response in the future. ...
The Evolution of Cultural Evolution
... their behavioral adaptations. While a variety of local genetic adaptations exist within our species, it seems certain that the same basic genetic endowment produces arctic foraging, tropical horticulture, and desert pastoralism—a constellation that represents a greater range of subsistence behavior ...
... their behavioral adaptations. While a variety of local genetic adaptations exist within our species, it seems certain that the same basic genetic endowment produces arctic foraging, tropical horticulture, and desert pastoralism—a constellation that represents a greater range of subsistence behavior ...
Molecular evolution of microcephalin, a gene determining human
... Microcephalin gene is one of the major players in regulating human brain development. It was reported that truncated mutations in this gene can cause primary microcephaly in humans with a brain size comparable with that of early hominids. We studied the molecular evolution of microcephalin by sequen ...
... Microcephalin gene is one of the major players in regulating human brain development. It was reported that truncated mutations in this gene can cause primary microcephaly in humans with a brain size comparable with that of early hominids. We studied the molecular evolution of microcephalin by sequen ...
Bolt ModEP7e LG19.65-68
... his starting point, Skinner explored the principles and conditions of learning through operant conditioning, in which behavior operates on the environment to produce rewarding or punishing stimuli. Skinner used an operant chamber (Skinner box) in his pioneering studies with rats and pigeons. In his ...
... his starting point, Skinner explored the principles and conditions of learning through operant conditioning, in which behavior operates on the environment to produce rewarding or punishing stimuli. Skinner used an operant chamber (Skinner box) in his pioneering studies with rats and pigeons. In his ...
Chapter 5 Study Guide: True / False _____ 1. Ivan Pavlov
... _____ 13. Superstitious behavior is found only in humans. (Page 172) _____ 14. Negative reinforcement lowers behavior rates. (Page 173) _____ 15. Giving a car dealer a bonus after every three cars she/he sells is an example of a fixed interval schedule. (Page 174-175) ...
... _____ 13. Superstitious behavior is found only in humans. (Page 172) _____ 14. Negative reinforcement lowers behavior rates. (Page 173) _____ 15. Giving a car dealer a bonus after every three cars she/he sells is an example of a fixed interval schedule. (Page 174-175) ...
1 Learning Classical Conditioning Classical conditioning terms
... ?Primary reinforcement - an effective reinforcer without having been associated with other reinforcers (like a US), for example, food to a hungry person or rat ...
... ?Primary reinforcement - an effective reinforcer without having been associated with other reinforcers (like a US), for example, food to a hungry person or rat ...
Willmer_sample chapter_Environmental
... continuum: r-selection, which occurs in unpredictable environments, and K-selection, which occurs in more predictable environments (Table 1.1). The prefix r refers to the rate of population increase, which tends to be maximized in r-selected species, while K represents the carrying capacity of the e ...
... continuum: r-selection, which occurs in unpredictable environments, and K-selection, which occurs in more predictable environments (Table 1.1). The prefix r refers to the rate of population increase, which tends to be maximized in r-selected species, while K represents the carrying capacity of the e ...
Evolution Objectives Natural Selection: 1. State the 2 major points
... 16. Describe the neutral theory of molecular evolution and explain how changes in gene frequency may be non-adaptive 17. Explain the concept of relative fitness and its role in adaptive evolution 18. Explain why the rate of decline for a deleterious allele depends upon whether the allele is dominant ...
... 16. Describe the neutral theory of molecular evolution and explain how changes in gene frequency may be non-adaptive 17. Explain the concept of relative fitness and its role in adaptive evolution 18. Explain why the rate of decline for a deleterious allele depends upon whether the allele is dominant ...
Learning
... • What happens when you try to introduce a new stimulus to the conditioning schedule? • Blocking – if learner is already making an association between two things, a second neutral stimulus will be blocked from creating a reaction. ...
... • What happens when you try to introduce a new stimulus to the conditioning schedule? • Blocking – if learner is already making an association between two things, a second neutral stimulus will be blocked from creating a reaction. ...
PSYCHOLOGY FINAL EXAM REVIEW SHEET
... -a research project designed to discover the degree to which two variables are related to each another Survey Method -a research technique designed to discover self-reported attitudes or behaviors through questionnaires Longitudinal Study vs. Cross Sectional Study -Longitudinal Study – study the sam ...
... -a research project designed to discover the degree to which two variables are related to each another Survey Method -a research technique designed to discover self-reported attitudes or behaviors through questionnaires Longitudinal Study vs. Cross Sectional Study -Longitudinal Study – study the sam ...
Psychology Final Exam Review Sheet
... -a research project designed to discover the degree to which two variables are related to each another Survey Method -a research technique designed to discover self-reported attitudes or behaviors through questionnaires Longitudinal Study vs. Cross Sectional Study -Longitudinal Study – study the sam ...
... -a research project designed to discover the degree to which two variables are related to each another Survey Method -a research technique designed to discover self-reported attitudes or behaviors through questionnaires Longitudinal Study vs. Cross Sectional Study -Longitudinal Study – study the sam ...
Week 9
... Imagery is respondent: Conditioned sensing can involve all senses; we can imagine sights, sounds, tastes, touches and smells through pairing words/thoughts with sensing our environment. ...
... Imagery is respondent: Conditioned sensing can involve all senses; we can imagine sights, sounds, tastes, touches and smells through pairing words/thoughts with sensing our environment. ...
Examining the Role of BIS/BAS, Peer Relationships, and Negative
... and peer relationships. • Why would the relationship between temperament and depressive experiences be mediated by social factors? • Positive affect (BAS) compared to negative and anxious affect (BIS) • Temperament influences how we react to stimuli, including social stimuli. Cultural expectations i ...
... and peer relationships. • Why would the relationship between temperament and depressive experiences be mediated by social factors? • Positive affect (BAS) compared to negative and anxious affect (BIS) • Temperament influences how we react to stimuli, including social stimuli. Cultural expectations i ...
Study Guide - DocShare.tips
... Primary reinforce: naturally or innately reinforcing stimuli (e.g., food, water, sex). Secondary (conditioned) reinforcer: reinforcers that are dependent on their association with other reinforcers (e.g., praise, recognition, money). Generalized reinforce: secondary reinforcers that have been paired ...
... Primary reinforce: naturally or innately reinforcing stimuli (e.g., food, water, sex). Secondary (conditioned) reinforcer: reinforcers that are dependent on their association with other reinforcers (e.g., praise, recognition, money). Generalized reinforce: secondary reinforcers that have been paired ...
EVOLUTION OF POPOULATIONS
... • Natural selection never acts directly on genes • Why? – Because it is an entire organism—not a single gene—that either survives and reproduces or dies without reproducing • Natural selection, therefore, can only affect which individuals survive and reproduce and which do not – If an individual die ...
... • Natural selection never acts directly on genes • Why? – Because it is an entire organism—not a single gene—that either survives and reproduces or dies without reproducing • Natural selection, therefore, can only affect which individuals survive and reproduce and which do not – If an individual die ...
EVOLUTION OF POPOULATIONS
... • Natural selection never acts directly on genes • Why? – Because it is an entire organism—not a single gene—that either survives and reproduces or dies without reproducing • Natural selection, therefore, can only affect which individuals survive and reproduce and which do not – If an individual die ...
... • Natural selection never acts directly on genes • Why? – Because it is an entire organism—not a single gene—that either survives and reproduces or dies without reproducing • Natural selection, therefore, can only affect which individuals survive and reproduce and which do not – If an individual die ...
06 Life Histories 2009
... • Life histories balance trade-offs between current reproduction and future reproduction. • Great variation among organisms in resolving the fundamental tradeoff between fecundity and adult growth and survival. • Principle: limited time and resources are allocated among competing functions so as to ...
... • Life histories balance trade-offs between current reproduction and future reproduction. • Great variation among organisms in resolving the fundamental tradeoff between fecundity and adult growth and survival. • Principle: limited time and resources are allocated among competing functions so as to ...
Course 2 - International Training Center for Applied Behavior Analysis
... (ABA) is the science of applying experimentally derived principles of behavior to improve socially significant behavior. ABA takes what we know about behavior and uses it to bring about positive change (Applied). Behaviors are defined in observable and measurable terms in order to assess change over ...
... (ABA) is the science of applying experimentally derived principles of behavior to improve socially significant behavior. ABA takes what we know about behavior and uses it to bring about positive change (Applied). Behaviors are defined in observable and measurable terms in order to assess change over ...
Evolution of Phenotypes
... Darwin and Wallace presented their theory of evolution by natural selection before scientists even knew that genes existed. All that is required is that traits are somehow inherited from parents to offspring. So, even without knowing precisely why, they could look at the results from plant and anima ...
... Darwin and Wallace presented their theory of evolution by natural selection before scientists even knew that genes existed. All that is required is that traits are somehow inherited from parents to offspring. So, even without knowing precisely why, they could look at the results from plant and anima ...
Module 10: Operant & Cognitive Approaches
... and chase the neighborhood children around until they passed out from fright. Even now I have a phobia of goalie masks and cannot watch a hockey game without soiling myself. For me, the goalie mask is a(n) A. CS. B. CR. C. UCS. D.UCR. 23. A stimulus that causes an automatic (reflexive) response in a ...
... and chase the neighborhood children around until they passed out from fright. Even now I have a phobia of goalie masks and cannot watch a hockey game without soiling myself. For me, the goalie mask is a(n) A. CS. B. CR. C. UCS. D.UCR. 23. A stimulus that causes an automatic (reflexive) response in a ...