Konrad Lorenz - "Father of Ethology"
- Recognized the behavior of imprinting - irreversible rapid process where auditory & visual processes from parents induce young to follow parents.
- Young become attached to first moving object they encounter.
- Greylag geese raised by Konrad would follow him around.
Additionally Konrad Lorenz should the same could be said for inanimate objects...
Ivan Pavlov - "classical conditioning"
A stimulus can trigger a natural reflex based on learned practiced behaviors.The dog associates the bell with food and begins to salivate.
BF Skinner - "operant conditioning
A matter of training using rewards and punishments. In this system a correct behavior results in a reward of food and an incorrect behavior triggers a punishment of an electric shock.Karl Von Frisch - "Language of the Honey Bee"
- Discovered that honey bees have color vision.- Discovered that bees use pheromones and the "waggle dance" to direct other bees to the food.
E.O. Wilson - Father of Biodiversity
Professor of Biology at Harvard UniversityProlific writer of biology and research with a specific specialty in ants and their social behavior.
Considered a modern day Charles Darwin.
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