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    The document is an observation worksheet for studying the behaviors of crickets. It discusses how an ethogram can be used to inventory and categorize behaviors according to their structure, consequences, and rationale. The worksheet notes that time should be recorded on the y-axis to track observation lengths, while behaviors can be designated but not controlled for the x-axis. For this observation, the cricket spent 100% of its time hiding and did not forage due to abundant food and stimuli from observers.

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    The document is an observation worksheet for studying the behaviors of crickets. It discusses how an ethogram can be used to inventory and categorize behaviors according to their structure, consequences, and rationale. The worksheet notes that time should be recorded on the y-axis to track observation lengths, while behaviors can be designated but not controlled for the x-axis. For this observation, the cricket spent 100% of its time hiding and did not forage due to abundant food and stimuli from observers.

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    Crickett Observation Work Sheet

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    Ethan Jeffery
    The document is an observation worksheet for studying the behaviors of crickets. It discusses how an ethogram can be used to inventory and categorize behaviors according to their structure, consequences, and rationale. The worksheet notes that time should be recorded on the y-axis to track observation lengths, while behaviors can be designated but not controlled for the x-axis. For this observation, the cricket spent 100% of its time hiding and did not forage due to abundant food and stimuli from observers.

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    Crickett observation worksheet

    Ethan Jeffery

    Jenny Zaloom

    An ethogram is an inventory of the behaviors of a species and they are beneficial to tell what is

    a natural reaction to certain stimuli. You need the background info on a species before you can

    produce a proper hypothesis about why it does something. The three ways to describe behavior

    in an ethogram are structure, consequences and rational. Consequences are the assumed

    effects of the subjects behavior on itself, enviroment and other organisms. Cats and dogs are

    bred and raised to respond in certain ways around humans. Crickets don't have these instincts.

    The X axis is the independent variable because you can designate behaviors but you cannot l

    control the frequency that they appear.

    Time is the y axis because you can change how long and how short the observations are.

    Our cricket spent 100% of the time hiding

    The amount of food is abundant enough that foraging is not required also too much stimuli from us

    No our cricket was just very inactive

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