Download A4 Innate and Learned Behavior

A4: Innate and Learned Behavior
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IB Bio book chapter: Option E
Innate behavior is inherited from parents and so develops independently of the environment
Autonomic and involuntary responses are referred to as reflexes
Reflex arcs comprise the neurons that mediate reflexes
Reflex conditioning involves forming new associations
Learned behavior develops as a result of experience
Imprinting is learning at a particular life stage and is independent of the consequences of behavior
Operant conditioning is a form of learning that consists of trial and error experiences
Learning is the acquisition of skill or knowledge
Memory is the process of encoding, storing and accessing information
Be familiar with the following:
o Pain reflex arc – be able to draw and label
o Pavlov’s experiments
o Role of inheritance and learning in birdsong development
o Taxis & kinesis experiments
Define innate behavior:
List examples of innate behaviors:
Distinguish between taxis and kinesis:
Define reflex:
Define stimulus:
Draw the pain reflex arc:
Explain Pavlov’s classical conditioning experiment (also known as reflex conditioning)
Identify the unconditioned stimulus:
Identify the unconditioned response:
Identify the conditioned stimulus:
Identify the conditioned response:
Define learned behavior:
List examples of learned behavior:
Define imprinting:
Define Operant conditioning:
Explain how a bird learns its song:
Define encoding: