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17 Cards in this Set
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Reflex
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stereotyped pattern of movement of a part of the body that can be reliably elicited by presenting appropriate stimulus
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fixed (modal) action pattern
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behavioral sequence performed instinctively like courtship, offspring rearing, food seeking behavior
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Sign stimulus
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anything that triggers modal action pattern
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Who discovered imprinting
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Conrad Lawrence
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motivation
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temporary change in behavior, results from temporary changes in internal/external states
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Definition of learning
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relatively permanent change in behavior due to experience in environment
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Name types of learning
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cognitive (knowledge), motor (skills), social (responding to social situations), emotional, physical (condition endorphin release)
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Name process that requires maturation, motivation and learning
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learning language
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2 types of non associative learning
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habituation and sensitization
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Define habituation
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decrease in behavior due to repeated exposure
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What is main distinguishing characteristic of habituation
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stimulus specific
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course of habituation
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lasts longer then sensitization, tends to be cumulative
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effect of stimulus intensity on habituation
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better habituation with less intnese stimulus
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Sensitization
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opposite of habituation, increase in responding due to increased exposire to stim.
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Name characteristics of sensitization
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less stim. specific, tends to be temporary, more intense stimulus
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Who developed opponent process theory
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Richard Solomon and John COrbit at 1974
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Opponent process theory
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homeostatic process of processses a and b
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