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evolution & development of a species over time
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phylogeny
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development of the individual organism throughout its lifetime
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ontogeny
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decrease in intensity of response to a repeatedly presented stimulus
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habituation
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a permanent change in behavior brought about by experience
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learning
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charicteristic of organisms possessing a nervous system that benefits little from eperience
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closed genetic program
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charicteristic of organisms possessing a nervous system capable of being modified by experience (learning)
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open genetic program
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highly stereotyped, inborn behavior patterns involving multiple muscle systems
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fixed-action patterns
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collection of inborn responses to specific stimuli and common to all humans at birth
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neo-natal responses
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"knowledge or thinking"
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cognition
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are humans open or closed genetic program?
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open
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an explanation is accepted only after other explanations have been rulled out
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skepticism
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knowledge should be sought primarily through the process of logical reasoning
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rationalism
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Who was a rationalist?
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Descartes
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all human knowledge is derived from experience; tabula rasa
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empiricism
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who was an empiricist?
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Locke
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uses experimentation on observable behavior, private events are not accessible
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methodologocal behaviorism
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who was a methodological behaviorist?
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Watson
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experimentation on behavior, private events can be studied and are necessary
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radical behaviorism
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who was a radical behaviorist?
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Skinner
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