Ch. 6 Vocab Part II Flashcards
behavior that occurs as an automatic response to some stimulus
respondent behavior
behavior that operates on the environment, producing consequences
operant behavior
a mental representation of the layout of one’s environment
cognitive map
learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it
latent learning
a sudden realization of a problem’s solution; contrasts with strategy-based solutions
insight
desire to perform a behavior effectively for its own sake
intrinsic motivation
a desire to perform a behavior to receive promised rewards or avoid threatened punishment
extrinsic motivation
alleviating stress using emotional, cognitive, or behavioral methods
coping
attempting to alleviate stress directly—by changing the stressor or the way we interact with that stressor
problem-focused coping
attempting to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor and attending to emotional needs related to one’s stress reaction
emotion-focused coping
the hopelessness and passive resignation an animal or human learns when unable to avoid repeated aversive events
learned helplessness
the perception that chance or outside forces beyond our personal control determine our fate
external locus of control
the perception that you control your own fate
internal locus of control
the ability to control impulses and delay short-term gratification for greater long-term rewards
self-control
learning by observing others (Also called social learning)
observational learning
