activation: behavioural systems Flashcards
calcium
high positive charge
potassium
low positive charge
Descartes
the actions of the body are reflex actions
the actions of the mind are meaningful and voluntary
Sherrington
reflexes are the simplest unit of the nervous integration
interacting to create more complex and unified behaviour
impairment to calcium voltage gates
chronic pain
primary reflexes
involuntary motions that aid in the development of certain skills after birth
e.g. grasping and sucking
prolonged presence of primary reflexes
if presence after6 months, could be a indicator of neuro-developemental disorders
instinct
unlearned response
impulse
unconscious response
hydraulic model
action specific energy accumulates in a reservoir and a stimulus acts as a release
fixed action patterns
a predictable series and stereotypical sequence of complex actions triggers by a cue
behavioural systems
organise and direct behaviour to attain goals
motivation
a process that initiates, guides and maintains goal oriented behaviours
incentive motivation
people are motivated by a drive for incentives and reinforcement
behaving in away that will result in a reward
avoiding actions that may entail punishment
classical conditioning
predictive relationship
operant conditioning
association relationship
stimulus subsitiution
conditioning an unwanted behaviour into a wanted behaviour
counterconditioning
species specific defence reactions
patterns of behaviours elicited by the appearance of a predator
e.g freezing when seeing a cruising predator but flight when predator approaches
