8.5 Studying behaviour

• Biologie
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Ch. 8 Behaviour

Your behaviour is a choice, 

it isn't who you are

Learning objectives: 'what I am going to learn?'

Learning objectives 

• name the tools used while studying behaviour and how to use them 
• the steps of the scientific method (purpose: theory testing) 

New key terms:

ethology - ethogram - protocol

scientific method 

Previous 

lessons

Is it a norm or a value?
On the Dutch motorways, you are not allowed to drive faster than 120 km/h.

1. Norm
2. Value
3. Neither
4. Both

Is it a norm or a value?
You want to dress up before a date.

1. Norm
2. Value
3. Neither
4. Both

Is it a norm or a value?
In the Crips, an American gang, every member must wear the gang colours.

1. Norm
2. Value
3. Neither
4. Both

Is it a norm or a value?
You must remain seated until everybody has finished his meal.

1. Norm
2. Value
3. Neither
4. Both

What do you already know about scientific research?

Why is it important to study animal behaviour?

BEHAVIOURAL 

RESEARCH

Objective, the scientific method is used.  

BEHAVIOURAL 

RESEARCH

Ethologists = scientist who studies animal behaviour. 

Ethogram = list of shown behaviour (often behavioural units), specific for an animal. 

Protocol = a chart in which you record the behaviour of an animal. 

bar chart = chart where the protocol is shown in bars (number of times behaviour ocurred)

TASK. Use an ethogram & protocol

1. Search for a short (about 3 minutes is ideal) video on animal behaviour that you find interesting (you can work in a team). 
2. Watch the video & make an ethogram.
3. Watch the video again & make a protocol. 
4. What type of research question could be answered with the data you collected?
5. present your research in 1 minute (end of the lesson)