PSY 333 Exam 6 Study Guide: Advanced Abnormal Psychology
Concepts Review
Why is communication advantageous? - correct answer ✔✔- Mate attraction.
- Communication of status to a predator.
- Alarm calls to conspecifics (animals of the same group).
- Sharing location of food sources.
Communicatory Signals - correct answer ✔✔Some animals are not aware that their signal is
being picked up on and some are not even aware that they are giving off signals.
E.x. Bats will eavesdrop on frogs mating calls in order to locate them.
E.x. Dolphins will eavesdrop on each-others echolocation.
Communicatory Signals Cont. - correct answer ✔✔Songbirds have "quiet songs" that travel only
short distances in order to prevent others of their own species from detecting their presence.
Crop-raiding monkeys will use "conspiratorial whispers" to warn each other about the arrival of
a farmer. They can hear each-other but the farmer can not hear them.
Honest Signals vs Dishonest Signals - correct answer ✔✔Female photinus species use their
characteristic flashy patterns to attract males.
The females of the photuris species mimic the flashy patterns of the photinus females so they
can lure in photinus males to eat them.
, Ritualization - correct answer ✔✔A behavior that initially has some communicative potential
that becomes refined to be more efficient in the transfer of information through the
simplification, exaggeration, repetition, or increasing stereotypy of the original behavior.
E.x. Teeth barring in dogs.
Language vs Communication - correct answer ✔✔Language:
- Is symbolic (letters, symbols, etc).
- Is generative (with a limited number of letters we can create an unlimited amount of
sentences).
- Is structured (follows grammatical rules or syntax).
Communication:
- Tone of voice.
- Gestures.
- Touch.
- Pheromones.
- Etc.
Example: vervet Monkeys in Kenya - correct answer ✔✔Amboseli National Park; 1967.
Identified 21 distinct signals.
Distinct alarm calls for leopards, snakes, eagles, etc.
- Sounds produce different responses.
Example: Vervet Monkeys in Kenya Cont. - correct answer ✔✔Other researchers wondered if
the monkeys were actually responding to the alarm calls or were they responding to the
predator itself or the behavior of the calling monkey.
Concepts Review
Why is communication advantageous? - correct answer ✔✔- Mate attraction.
- Communication of status to a predator.
- Alarm calls to conspecifics (animals of the same group).
- Sharing location of food sources.
Communicatory Signals - correct answer ✔✔Some animals are not aware that their signal is
being picked up on and some are not even aware that they are giving off signals.
E.x. Bats will eavesdrop on frogs mating calls in order to locate them.
E.x. Dolphins will eavesdrop on each-others echolocation.
Communicatory Signals Cont. - correct answer ✔✔Songbirds have "quiet songs" that travel only
short distances in order to prevent others of their own species from detecting their presence.
Crop-raiding monkeys will use "conspiratorial whispers" to warn each other about the arrival of
a farmer. They can hear each-other but the farmer can not hear them.
Honest Signals vs Dishonest Signals - correct answer ✔✔Female photinus species use their
characteristic flashy patterns to attract males.
The females of the photuris species mimic the flashy patterns of the photinus females so they
can lure in photinus males to eat them.
, Ritualization - correct answer ✔✔A behavior that initially has some communicative potential
that becomes refined to be more efficient in the transfer of information through the
simplification, exaggeration, repetition, or increasing stereotypy of the original behavior.
E.x. Teeth barring in dogs.
Language vs Communication - correct answer ✔✔Language:
- Is symbolic (letters, symbols, etc).
- Is generative (with a limited number of letters we can create an unlimited amount of
sentences).
- Is structured (follows grammatical rules or syntax).
Communication:
- Tone of voice.
- Gestures.
- Touch.
- Pheromones.
- Etc.
Example: vervet Monkeys in Kenya - correct answer ✔✔Amboseli National Park; 1967.
Identified 21 distinct signals.
Distinct alarm calls for leopards, snakes, eagles, etc.
- Sounds produce different responses.
Example: Vervet Monkeys in Kenya Cont. - correct answer ✔✔Other researchers wondered if
the monkeys were actually responding to the alarm calls or were they responding to the
predator itself or the behavior of the calling monkey.
