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PSY 314-TEST 5
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
03/12/2009

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How can a homosexual man become pregnant?

Definition
Be placing an embryo in his abdomen
Term
What is it called when a bird places its egg in another birds nest?
Definition
Parasitic nesting
Term
What bird is invloved in parasitic nesting?
Definition
The Cuckoo Bird
Term
True or false: Most animals teach their young after birth.
Definition
False: Few animals teach their young after birth
Term
True or false: Beavers are very instinctive and recieve no teaching from their parents.
Definition
True: Beavers are highly instinctive and do not recieve teaching from their parents.
Term
True or false: Most geese besides the leader are teaching young how to fly.
Definition
True
Term
Do geese learn by example or instict?
Definition
Geese learn by example not instinct.
Term

True or false: Elephants grow fast

Definition
False: Elephants grow slowly
Term
About what age do elephants hang around or with their family group?
Definition
13
Term
What animal, in many ways, in closest to us and lives around the same age?
Definition
The elephant
Term
What wild animal in Africa is considered one of the best parents?
Definition
The wild dogs of Africa
Term

True or False: When there is only a small kill, the wils dogs WILL share with their pups.

Definition
True
Term
What animal has a grasping reflex similar to ours?
Definition
The Baboon
Term

True or False: Nestleavers come from small eggs.

Definition
True
Term

True or False: All birds stay in the nest right after birth.

Definition
False: There are nest leavers and nest stayers
Term

What kinds of birds can feed themselves?

Definition
nest leavers
Term

What kinds of birds are water birds?

Definition
Nest leavers
Term
What produces the trigger to iniate birth?
Definition
Oxytocin
Term

What three things does oxytocin play a role in?

Definition
social recognition, bonding, and anxiety
Term
Oxytocin occurs more rapidly in:
Definition
early attachment
Term
True or false: Oxytocin is NOT a critical period phenomenon.
Definition
True: Oxytocin is not a ciritcal period phenomenon
Term
What three things does oxytocin play a role in:
Definition
social recognition, bonding, and anxiety
Term

How long does infant printing occur before attachment?

Definition
A day or so
Term

True or false: Infants are immediately attached at birth.

Definition

No attachment occurs after a day or so of infant imprinting

Term
True or false: Infant printing is usually more drown-out and takes a longer time.
Definition
True: Infant imprinting is usually more drawn-out and takes a longer time
Term
What is the process called of when an infant gets attached to its mother>
Definition
Infant imprinting
Term
Who studied water fowl and canadian geese?
Definition
Lorenz
Term
In Lorenz study, how long did it take the Canadian goose to become attached after hatching?
Definition
16-72 hours
Term
What did Lorenz's study find?
Definition
that there is a critical period for imprinting
Term
True or False: Geese will become attached to an inatimate object or another species.
Definition
True
Term
Lorenz discovered that geese and water fowl will become imprinted on the first:
Definition
moving stimulated object that they see
Term

In order for humans to feed condors:

Definition
A small human must dress like a condor
Term
How do young deer and elk protect themselves when there is a predator?
Definition
laying down still
Term

True or false: Imprinting is long lasting.

Definition
True: Imprinting is long-lasting, especially in males
Term

Imprinting is long-lasting, especially in:

Definition
males
Term
What animal was captured so that it would breed in captivity?
Definition
California Condor
Term
True or false: California condors cannot be imprinted on by other species.
Definition

False: California condors can be imprinted by other species

Term
True or False: California condors are doing poorly.
Definition
False: california condors are doing well
Term
The white-tailed deer's range goes from:
Definition
Canada to Central America
Term
What is the ideal habitat for deer?
Definition
Fields
Term
True or False: A deer can usually find its food, water, and resting place in a small area.
Definition
True
Term
A newborn fawn weighs how much?
Definition
6-8 pounds
Term

Mature doe usually give birth to:

Definition
twins
Term
True or false: Buck travel in groups during the spring and in the same group as doe.
Definition
False: Buck travel in groups during spring that is different from the group of doe
Term

What protection do fawn have from predators?

Definition
They give off very little scent
Term
True or false: The fawn takes to cover only hours after it is born.
Definition
True
Term
When did white-tailed deer almost become extinct?
Definition
during the Civil War
Term
Why did deer almost become extinct?
Definition
During the Civil War, habitat was destroyed and deer were seen as enemies.
Term
True or false: Deer were not extinct in Ohio.
Definition
False: Deer did become extinct in Ohio
Term
The first hunting restrictions were placed because:
Definition
people feared for their extinction
Term
How many offspring will a normal deer produce in its lifetime?
Definition
20-30
Term
What allows the deer population to increase rapidly?
Definition
Because they produce two or more offspring a year
Term
The population of the male deer goes down dramatically with:
Definition
age
Term
What are the groups of buck that come together during spring called:
Definition
bachelor groups
Term

The coat of the deer provides essential:

Definition
insullation
Term
True or false: Snow is very insulating.
Definition
True: Snow is very insulating
Term
What are 3 ways of protecting your home from deer damage:
Definition

you can use electrical fences, physical fences, you can wrap burlap around your shrubbery, and you can use eggs to keep deer away from your trees.

Term
What smell do deer hate?
Definition
the smell of rotten eggs
Term
When do doe and buck deer come together in seperate groups?
Definition
In the spring
Term
During fall (October) buck deer become more and more:
Definition
aggressive
Term
What are characteristics of a deer yard?
Definition
About 150 acres, in a valley, and alot of ground shrubber
Term
About how many deer can be in a deer yard?
Definition
400-500
Term
How long will deer stay in a deer yard?
Definition
Three months
Term
True or false: Deer in a deer yard will literally eat almost everything.
Definition
True
Term
A third of the area of deer yard is packed into:
Definition
pathways
Term
Deer in deer yards have protection in numbers and use it by:
Definition
running in pathways and confusing the predator
Term
True or false: The fawn deer and fawn buck are the same size.
Definition
False: the fawn buck will be heavier and bigger and have two little knobs on its head
Term
True or false: Courtship strategies for deer and elk are very similar.
Definition
False: Courtship strategies for deer and elk are much different
Term
How long is the white-tailed deer's breeding period?
Definition
two and a half to three months
Term
True or false: During breeding the deer start to loose its antlers.
Definition
True
Term

True or False: Deer have synchronized mating periods

Definition
True
Term
True or False: People are encouraging wildlife people to kill as many deer as they can.
Definition
True
Term
There are permits for people to kill as many as ____ deer, regardless of age and gender
Definition
25
Term
Hunting season was not allowed until:
Definition
The mid 1980's
Term
By 1960, there were enough deer to have a __________
Definition
hunting season
Term
IN the hunting season in 1960, how many deer were killed?
Definition
5,000
Term
Last hunting season, how many deer were killed?
Definition
180,000
Term

True or false: Deer munch on adult trees.

Definition
False: But, deer to munch on young trees
Term
Deer do damage to:
Definition
gardens, corn, and alphalpha
Term

True or false: Hunting season seems to help alot with farm damage and control.

Definition
False: Hunting season doesn't seem to help much
Term
About how many bobcats live in Athens county?
Definition
10-15
Term

True or false: Coyotes are new to Ohio

Definition
True
Term
True or False: There are no coyotes in Ohio.
Definition
False: Coyotes are new to Ohio and have moved into the state
Term
Coyotes will kill:
Definition
injured deer and fawn deer
Term

What percent of fawn are killed off by coyotes?

Definition
10-15%
Term
True or false: Coyotes will eat small domestic cats.
Definition
True
Term
What percent of Athens county is forest?
Definition
60%
Term
The amount of forest in Athens county has grown?
Definition
true
Term

Is a male or female deer more likely to be hit by a car?

Definition
A male deer
Term
What is the ratio of male to female deer at birth?
Definition
50/50
Term
True or False: The younger deer loose their antlers first.
Definition
False: The older deer loose their antlers first
Term

What can occur due to deer fighting?

Definition
A tine could break off or a deer could get injured
Term
What is the area called that deer move into?
Definition
A yard
Term
True or false: Crusty snow can injure a deer so it is avoided.
Definition
True
Term
In naturally occuring population, how long does the average doe live to?
Definition
13
Term
In naturally occuring populations, how long will the male deer live?
Definition
Until 10
Term
True or false: Deer have one felt covering.
Definition
False: Deer have two felt coverings, one with longer hair and one with shorter hair
Term
Deer begin to eat fatty foods in the:
Definition
Fall
Term

Deer eat fatty foods in the fall to build up an:

Definition
energy reserve
Term
True or false: Deer reproduce effectively.
Definition
True
Term

True or false: Deer antlers begin to decrease in size around 7-8.

Definition
True
Term
What happens when deer's antlers become smaller?
Definition
They become less capable of fighting and are taken out of the herd by 9 or 10.
Term
True or false: Male buck are kicked out of the herd by 9-10.
Definition
True
Term
About how many buck deer will not have devloped antlers at their first year?
Definition
Half
Term
What are young buck called that do not yet have protruding antlers?
Definition
bud deer
Term
True or false: Occasionally during the first year, a buck could have one or two points.
Definition
True
Term
What is a point on an antler called?
Definition
A tine
Term
How long must a point of a deer be to be considered a point?
Definition
One inch or longer
Term
Where does the first point protrude from?
Definition
The eyebrow line
Term
What three things are deers antler complexity measured in:
Definition
diameter at the base, how long the beam is, and the number of tines on the antler
Term
The antlers get larger each:
Definition
year
Term
True or false: Antlers get larger every year, and always have a new tine.
Definition
False: Antlers do get larger every year but, may not have a new tine
Term
How many tines will a healthy one and a half year old deer have on each antler?
Definition
5-6
Term

True or False: The deer population doesn't cause problems

Definition
False: as the population rises, so do the problems
Term
What are some of the problems caused by deer?
Definition
Vehical damage and crop damage
Term
Why do deer come around people's home?
Definition
To feed on their shrubbery
Term
What are the two types of antlers?
Definition
typical and atypical antlers
Term
What are characteristics of typical antlers?
Definition
They are symmetrical, the points are all similar and the points all go up
Term
What are characteristics of atypical antlers?
Definition
Atypical antlers are different with tines that go down or branch off
Term

Typical antlers don't go beyond _____ points on each antler.

Definition
7 or 8
Term
True or false: Higher numbers of points on an antler are rarer
Definition
True
Term
Buck deer that have a point protruding in its first year must have:
Definition
been born early and have good nutrition
Term

True or false: The doe offspring give birth to her young at the same time and place.

Definition
False: Doe will give birth to her offspring in different areas and will go back and forth to feed them
Term
How long will a doe switch between her offspring after birth.
Definition
A month
Term
True or false: The doe will know exactly where her offspring are.
Definition
False: The doe will not know the exact location of her offspring but will know the vicinity.
Term
How old does the fawn have to be to be able to travel with its mom.
Definition
at 6 weeks
Term
The fawn will travel with her mom:
Definition
at six weeks and when the fly population has subsided
Term
What will the doe teach her young?
Definition
She will take them to the places she eats at night during the early evening.
Term
What time does the doe take her offspring out to her feeding spots?
Definition
In the early evening
Term
When will doe begin to run in a herd?
Definition
By the end of April
Term
True or false: In a doe group, there is an alpha doe.
Definition
True
Term
True or false: During the summer and spring we will not see many deer.
Definition
True
Term
Why will we not see many deer in the spring and summer?
Definition
The doe are giving young and will stay out of contact to protect her young.
Term
What become a major problem for deer in May and June.
Definition
Flies (deer flies)
Term
What will happen if the antler is disturbed?
Definition
Doe will find it unattractive and will bring on fight by other males
Term
Why will we not see many buck deer in the summer and spring?
Definition
There antlers are growing and the do not want to be disturbed.
Term
What covers antlers in the spring and summer?
Definition
A placenta like velvet with veins in it
Term
True or false: The doe will stay secluded when with her offspring
Definition
True
Term
True or false: Older deer are advanced
Definition
true
Term
In what way are older deer advanced?
Definition
Older deer will breed in first month of mating season
Term
True or false: Male deer all mate at the same time.
Definition
False: older male deer mate first and younger deer later, if at all
Term
True or false: Elk, deer, and caribou have the same courtship strategies.
Definition
False
Term
The elk keep their doe in a:
Definition
harem
Term
Unlike the elk, the deer has to:
Definition
go search for a female in estress for a day or two and over a large area
Term
How long will the male deer follow a doe in estress?
Definition
a day or two
Term
During mating season doe go into:?
Definition
estress
Term
True or false:The older deer will be sexually spent after the young deer
Definition
False, older deer are sexually spent first
Term
Two weeks after mating season the deers:
Definition
antlers will fall off
Term

True or false: Younger deer breed.

Definition
False: younger deer do not breed and are sexually stimulated for longer
Term
When do deer come into estress?
Definition
September
Term
Do older or younger deer come into estress first?
Definition
the older deer come into estress first
Term
Some deer might be as born as late as:
Definition
The Forth of July
Term
When the doe is pregnant again she will,
Definition
charge after her young to get rid of them
Term
What happens to the doe deer after mating season?
Definition
Her social structure breaks down and they leave their home ranges
Term
Adaptation in deer occurs because:
Definition
they have to survive winter months to continue to reproduce
Term
What will happen if to a starving doe carrying twins?
Definition
One of the twins will die in utero and be absorbed.
Term
True or false: the deer population expands rapidly
Definition
true
Term
What are some of the reasons why deer populations expand rapidly?
Definition
deer can reproduce at a young age, the give birth to one-three offspring, and they will live to 13
Term
How many offspring do young deer produce?
Definition
one
Term
True or false: Only bucks can be shot in Ohio.
Definition
False: Buck and doe and fawn can be shot all over the state
Term
True or false: Deer have become a problem in metropolitan areas.
Definition
True
Term
How many deer can people kill with a crossbow?
Definition
seven
Term
How do metropolitan areas hunt?
Definition
with a crossbow and can kill up to seven deer
Term

Why did the deer population grow so much?

Definition
Because of the absense of predators
Term
True or false: Predators have moved into the region.
Definition
True
Term
How do deer change their diet during winter months?
Definition
They intake more fat and store it and glycogen
Term
What in full of nutrients and helps deer survive for a month to five weeks without eating?
Definition
brown fat
Term
Young deer are growing very rapidly in:
Definition

late march and early april

Term
true or false: In Ohio, deer develop a littler later than normal.
Definition

True

 

Term
When do most herd animals attach to their young?
Definition
In an hour or so
Term
In Goat studies, after attachment the goat was removed for one month and the goat was:
Definition
still attached
Term
What is the transfusion of blood to a virgin female?
Definition
The blood born factor
Term
When did goat imprinting occur?
Definition
When blood was transfused to a virgin female known as the blood born factor
Term
What are the normal sources of recognition in the goat studies?
Definition
taste and smell
Term
What is released during the critical period?
Definition
Oxytocin and other hormones in the blood.
Term
What can be used to extend the critical period after delivery?
Definition
Oxytocin shots
Term

What are roles of oxytocin is men?

Definition
bonding procedures, natural child birth popularity, milk letdown, uterine contractions, helps in attachment during the sensitive period
Term

What occurs in men due to oxytocin?

Definition
milk letdown and uterine contractions
Term
What may happen to a mother if seperated from her child a birth?
Definition
She may doubt it is hers
Term

True or false: Infant imprinting is more drawn out that maternal imprinting.

Definition
True
Term

Lorenz studied geese and found that they have infant imprinting in:

Definition
16-72 hours
Term
How long may infant imprinting last in deer and other animals?
Definition
up to two weeks
Term
How long did infant imprinting take in monkeys?
Definition
3 months
Term
How long does infant imprinting take in man?
Definition
a year
Term
What are some human innate perceptual preferences?
Definition
 milk taste, eyes vs. no eyes, milk at 90 degrees farenheit, high pitched noise, voice vs. noise, moving S, and skin to skin contact
Term
What problems can arise to improper imprinting if no mother is present?
Definition
The person will imprint on a nonspecies or inatimate object if there is no mother present
Term

true or false: Northern variety of deer are smaller

Definition
False, northern variety of deer are bigger
Term
In Athens county, how many deer are there per square mile?
Definition
20
Term
True or false: some areas have up to 40 deer per square mile?
Definition
true
Term
The perfect habitat for deer are:
Definition
clear cut regrowth, fields, and gardens
Term
Deer predators in Ohio consist of
Definition
Man, automobiles, and dogs
Term
True or false: Hunting season has been lengthened.
Definition
true
Term
What is the Ohio limit for shooting doe deer?
Definition
2
Term
What problems do deer cause for people?
Definition
Farm and garden damage, car accidents, and horticulture destruction during winter
Term
How many car accidents are due to deer a year?
Definition
25,000
Term
Mature deer have 2 offspring ____% of the time.
Definition
90
Term
Mature deer have 3 offspring ____% of the time.
Definition
10
Term
Young deer have 1 offspring ___% of the time.
Definition
70
Term
Young deer have 2 offspring ___% of the time.
Definition
15
Term
Young deer have 0 offspring ___% of the time.
Definition
15%
Term

Mature deer are 4-6 weeks ahead of immature deer in what aspects:

Definition
breeding, birthing, and antler growth
Term
When does the most growth during gestation happen?
Definition
during the last (6th) month
Term
At birth a doe fawn weighs:
Definition
5 pounds
Term
at birth a doe buck weighs:
Definition
6 pounds
Term
What are antler knobs called?
Definition
pennicals
Term
True or false: Antler pennicals can be felt at birth.
Definition
True
Term
How many bursts does deer delivery occur:
Definition
usually 2
Term

How far does the doe keep her offspring?

Definition
1/2 a mile
Term
What occurs during antler growth?
Definition
Bucks become secluded
Term
True or false: Home ranges of deer herd members are specific.
Definition
False: home ranges of herd members overlap
Term
Most doe never move more than ______ from their spot of birth.
Definition
a mile
Term
When do adult doe begin to aggregate:
Definition
in a Matrilineal herd which will last until next spring
Term
The first tine is called a:
Definition
brow tine, then the second tine and third tine, etc.
Term
Velvet will come off antlers by
Definition
september
Term
Mature buck antlers start growing in:
Definition
May
Term
In buck, the number of tines increase until the age of
Definition
3-6
Term

True or false: tines may become branched in older animals.

Definition
true
Term
What must be present for maximum growth to occur?
Definition
good nutrition
Term
The shape and number of point on a deer is due to:
Definition
genetics
Term
Buck will loose ____% of their weight while chasing doe.
Definition
25%
Term
What besides snow is a good insulator?
Definition
long gaurd hair
Term
True or false: Deer can stomachs can digest cellulose (bark) with the help of bacteria.
Definition
true
Term
True or false: As fall approaches the winter coats grow in
Definition
true
Term
What are charcteristics of the deers winter coat?
Definition
It has darker, long, hollow gaurd hairs
Term
When fall approaches, the deers testicles descend due to an:
Definition
increase in hormonal output
Term
As fall and winter approaches, how do deer behave?
Definition
Buck deer decome more aggressive, polish antlers, and begin to spar
Term
1/5 fights result in a:
Definition
broken antler
Term
True or false: Most deer fights are resolved.
Definition
true
Term

What trees do deer rub?

Definition
smelly, small trees near doe trails
Term
What adds individual smell to each buck "rub"?
Definition
the suborbital gland
Term
What happens when a buck scrapes in November?
Definition
The buck paws at leaves and grass and urinate on dirt
Term
When does the rut begin?
Definition
IN mid november
Term
Deer emigrate in local choice areas when snow reaches
Definition
1.5 feet
Term
What kinds of foods are plentiful when snow is low?
Definition
nuts, honeysuckle, and green briar
Term
What do deer eat if there is alot of snow?
Definition
Pine, Yew, Spruce, and rhodedendron
Term
A yard is ____ acres
Definition
100
Term
How many deer are in a yard?
Definition
50-70
Term
How long do deer stay in a yard?
Definition
up to 2 months
Term
When deer eat everything from the grownd up to seven feet it is called a:
Definition
browse line
Term
Completely wild deers stomachs are not ready to eat:
Definition
grain
Term
To feed completely wild deer, you have to
Definition
cut down trees
Term
Starving wild deer cannot digest:
Definition
corn and farm foods for a month
Term
True or false: Deer in Ohio can eat farm foods.
Definition
true
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