Habituation, Reactions to a stimulus decrease or stop after repeated exposure, Sentience, The capacity to experience positive and negative emotions, Imprinting, The bonding of an animal to its parent for survival purposes, Reinforcer, A stimulus which when presented to an animal, increases the likelihood of a behaviour occuring, Sensitisation, Reactions to a stimulus increase due to repeated presentation, Ethogram, A chart used to record and list all the behaviours an animal performs, Instinct, A natural behaviour an animal is born knowing how to do, Response, The reaction of an animal to a stimulus, Conditioning, Learning that occurs when behaviour is linked to a reward or punishment, Communication, The way animals send signals or information to each other

Behaviour Terminology

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