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Wickelgren, Wayne A. – Psychological Review, 1979
The relationship between current information processing and prior associative theories of human and animal learning, memory, and amnesia are discussed. The paper focuses on the two components of the amnesic syndrome, retrograde amnesia and anterograde amnesia. A neural theory of chunking and consolidation is proposed. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Association (Psychology), Associative Learning, Cognitive Processes
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Olsen, Richard W. – Science Teacher, 1977
Provides instructions for constructing an Ames window tunnel, a device that illustrates illusion and perception. (CS)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Elementary Secondary Education, Human Body, Instructional Materials
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Newhouse, Chris – American Biology Teacher, 1977
Reports findings on research in Red-winged Blackbird territoriality and describes the educational potential of use of similar studies in the classroom. Territorial mapping and observational techniques are explained. (CS)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Biology, College Science, Higher Education
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Church, Russell M.; And Others – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, 1976
Psychophysical procedures provide the simplest method for studying time discrimination of animals. This experiment examines the psychological threshold of rats in estimating the time of occurrence of an event and how they adjust their behavior accordingly. Further research may determine the theoretical implications for both animals and people.…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Charts, Discrimination Learning, Experimental Psychology
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Lane, Patricia A. – American Biology Teacher, 1977
Describes methods and materials for an innovative laboratory exercise that centers on the concept of mimicry and illustrates the importance of adaptation, natural selection and coevolution. Students are used as predators and raisins as prey. Included are directions for preparation of unpalatable raisins using alum dissolved in reconstituted lemon…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Biology, College Science, Ecology
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Wasserman, Gerald S. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 1976
The ventral eye of "Limulus" (horseshoe crab) contains only one type of photoreceptor. Behaviors mediated by the ventral eye provide an unambiguous representation of the function of that single-receptor type. Compares such behaviors with results of acute, single-cell investigations to assay for the contributions of candidate neural codes in the…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Charts, Data Analysis, Experimental Psychology
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Maestripieri, Dario; And Others – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1997
Infant abuse and neglect were investigated in five families of group-living pigtail macaques over five generations. Neglect was mostly limited to first-born and newborns; closely related rather than distantly related females were more prone to abuse; and infants with siblings previously abused were at highest risk. Results provide evidence of…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Child Abuse
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Figueredo, Aurelio Jose; And Others – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1992
A quantitative ethogram was developed for the zebra finch, using one-zero focal animal sampling on an ethologically comprehensive checklist of 52 behavioral items, and it was assessed for interobserver reliability and construct validity. Applying the quantitative methods of psychometrics allows verification of ethological theory and testing of…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Check Lists, Comparative Analysis, Construct Validity
Stabb, Mark – Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 1990
Describes adaptation of children's Musical Chairs game, illustrating different animals'"quest for cavities." Game uses role play to simulate wildlife "cavity excavators" and secondary-user animals that compete for nesting holes. Classifies 44 animals according to nesting practice and gives hole sizes for 25. Promotes ecology, conservation studies.…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Birds, Childrens Games, Conservation (Environment)
VanCleave, Janice – Instructor, 2001
Presents a set of hands-on, outdoor science experiments designed to teach elementary school students about animal adaptation. The experiments focus on: how color camouflage affects an insect population; how spiderlings find a home; and how chameleons camouflage themselves by changing color. (SM)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Animal Behavior, Animals, Elementary Education
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Fay, Janice – Science and Children, 2000
Presents activities on insects for second grade students. In the first activity, students build a butterfly garden. In the second activity, students observe stimuli reactions with mealworms in the larval stage. Describes the assessment process and discusses the effects of pollution on living things. (YDS)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Elementary Education, Entomology, Grade 2
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Hull, Debra B. – Teaching of Psychology, 2003
Undergraduate students in a learning laboratory course initially chose a species to study; researched that species' physical and behavioral characteristics; then learned skills necessary to select, operationalize, observe, and record animal behavior accurately. After their classroom preparation, students went to a local zoo to observe the behavior…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Recreational Facilities, Learning Laboratories, Animal Behavior
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Christie, Michael A.; Hersch, Steven M. – Learning & Memory, 2004
In this paper, we demonstrate nondeclarative sequence learning in mice using an animal analog of the human serial reaction time task (SRT) that uses a within-group comparison of behavior in response to a repeating sequence versus a random sequence. Ten female B6CBA mice performed eleven 96-trial sessions containing 24 repetitions of a 4-trial…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Behavioral Science Research, Learning Processes, Sequential Learning
Peninsula Humane Society, San Mateo, CA. – 1983
Activities in this teacher's packet are designed to familiarize secondary school students with the responsibilities involved in pet ownership. Teaching plans are provided for a total of 12 lessons grouped under social studies, language arts, math, and health sciences. Activities focus on pet overpopulation, expressions of social responses in…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Child Responsibility, Instructional Materials, Interdisciplinary Approach
Sammut-Tovar, Dorothy – 1983
Designed to sensitize preschoolers and kindergartners to the responsibilities involved in caring for living things, this teacher's packet provides a variety of student worksheets and activity suggestions. Teaching plans are provided for a total of nine lessons, which can be easily integrated into other learning areas such as numbers, colors,…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Child Responsibility, Early Childhood Education, Instructional Materials
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