| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Behavior | Consist of all the actions an animal takes to obtain food, avoid predators, and find a mate. |
| Stimulus | Is a signal that causes an organism to react in some way. |
| Response | The reaction of the stimulus. |
| Instinct | Is a response to a stimulus that is inborn and that an animal performs correctly the first time. |
| Learning | Is the process that leads to changes in behavior based on practice or experience. |
| Imprinting | Recognizing the first moving thing as there mother. |
| Conditioning | Learning that a particular stimulus or response leads to a good or a bad outcome. |
| Trial-and-error learning | When an animal learns to perform a behavior more and more skillfully. |
| Insight Learning | Using what you already know to figure out something else. |
