Essays about: "startle response"

Found 4 essays containing the words startle response.

  1. 1. The impact of pharmaceuticals on personality in sea anemones

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Instiutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Lisa Wong; [2022-03-31]
    Keywords : Metridium senile; animal behavior; animal personality; shyness; boldness; startle response; sea anemone; pharmaceutical drugs; caffeine; propranolol; diazepam.;

    Abstract : Pharmaceutical drugs along with other human derived contaminants are prevalent in natural water bodies due to many anthropological factors and they eventually end up reaching coastal waters. The pharmaceuticals have impacts on the behaviour and physiology of humans, thus it is important to understand what impact they have on animals. READ MORE

  3. 2. Visual reactions to auditory stimulus by the jumping spider Phidippus princeps (Araneae, Salticidae)

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Philip Denbaum; [2019]
    Keywords : spider; jumping spider; hearing; vision; behavior; stimuli;

    Abstract : Jumping spiders (Family Salticidae) are known for their exceptional vision, including color vision and spatial acuity. Salticids use their vision in many behaviors, including predation and courtship. Recently evidence of their ability to sense airborne vibrations, i.e. READ MORE

  4. 3. Self-Reported Trait Mindfulness and Affective Reactivity: A Comprehensive Investigation of Valence, Arousal, and Attention to Emotional Pictures

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Psykologiska institutionen

    Author : Danielle Cosme; [2014]
    Keywords : mindfulness; emotion regulation; affective reactivity; psychophysiology;

    Abstract : Mindful attention is qualitatively receptive and non-reactive, and is thought to facilitate adaptive emotional responding. Using a multi-method approach, I studied the relationship between individual differences in self-reported trait mindfulness and electrocortical, electromyographic, electrodermal, and self-reported responses to emotional pictures. READ MORE

  5. 4. The effect of a switch in housing systems on the welfare of gilts: does experience matter?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Anne-Marieke Smid; [2014]
    Keywords : pigs; physical welfare; mental welfare; housing conditions; experience;

    Abstract : In general, three approaches towards animal welfare exist: animal bodies, natures and minds. These concepts respectively emphasise physical health, natural behaviour and mental health. Each approach has its own corresponding welfare indicators. READ MORE