Search Results for: behaviour
Molar behaviour
molar behaviour (Science: psychology) behaviour described in large response units rather than smaller ones. Compare:... Read More
Molecular behaviour
molecular behaviour (Science: psychology) behaviour described in small response units rather than larger ones; a specific... Read More
Adaptive behaviour
Adaptive behaviour Any behaviour that enables an organism to adjust to a particular situation or... Read More
Eliminative behaviour animal
eliminative behaviour, animal behaviour associated with the elimination of feces and urine from the... Read More
Behaviour reflex
Behaviour reflex --> conditioned reflex a reflex that is gradually developed by training and association through the... Read More
Dangerous behaviour
Dangerous behaviour actions which have a high risk of being harmful or injurious to oneself or... Read More
Theory of Neuroscience
Nezih OKTAR Journal of Neurological Sciences (Turkish) 2006, Volume 23, Number 3, Page(s) 155-158. An Open Access... Read More
Imprinting
What does imprinting mean? Have you watched the TV cartoon show “Tom and Jerry” with an episode of a duck and its... Read More
Target response
target response --> operant In conditioning, any behaviour or specific response chosen by the experimenter; its frequency... Read More
Aggression
Aggression a form of behaviour which leads to self-assertion; it may arise from innate drives and/or a response to... Read More
Sex Reversal – When Males Grew Ovaries Instead of Testes
Summary: Sex reversal is not unusual in some animals, especially in invertebrates. As for the vertebrates, there are... Read More
Sense Organs in Insects
By Sachin ChorgeArticle submitted on January 2008 Article accepted on February 2008 Senses are the... Read More
Definitive host
Different Biological Relationships The biological world is interconnected whether we notice it or not. All the life forms... Read More
Identification
Identification (Science: psychology) An unconscious defense mechanism by which an individual endeavors to pattern himself... Read More
Neuroscience
Definition noun The branch of science that deals with the nervous system, particularly structure, development, function,... Read More
Hypothalamic theory
Definition noun A theory on emotion formulated by Walter Cannon in 1929 which states that the diencephalon, consisting of... Read More
Inherited traits
What are Inherited Traits? The characteristics or traits that are passed from parents to offspring are known as inherited... Read More
Regulation
Regulation 1. (Science: biology) The adaption of form or behaviour of an organism to changed conditions. 2. (Science:... Read More
Modification
modification 1. A nonhereditary change in an organism; e.g., one that is acquired from its own activity or environment. 2. A... Read More
Persistence
persistence 1. The tendency of a cell to continue moving in one direction: an internal bias on the random walk behaviour... Read More
Metamorphosis
Definition noun, plural: metamorphoses (1) (biology) A change in the form and often habits of an animal after the embryonic... Read More
Psychic determinism
Definition noun A philosophical doctrine stating that all psychological and behavioural phenomena, such as human cognition,... Read More
Milk yields affected by music tempo
Dairy cows produce more milk when listening to REM's 'Everybody Hurts' or Beethoven's 'Pastoral Symphony' than when... Read More
Saprophytic
Definition adjective (1) Of or relating to a saprophyte. (2) Feeding, absorbing or growing upon decaying organic matter... Read More
Recalcitrant
Several words of the English language find wide usage in subjects as diverse as literature, science, social science,... Read More