Chap 6 --Habituation Flashcards
1
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Orienting Reflex
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The tendency of an organism to orient its senses toward unexpected stimuli.
2
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Learning
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a relatively permanent change in behavior, or behavior potential, as a result of experience
3
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Intelligence
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Abilities that enable you to adapt to your environment and behave in a goal-oriented way.
4
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Memory
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The storage, processing, and retrieval of information in the mind
5
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Language
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A well-developed, syntactical verbal system for representing the world.
6
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Cognition
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The way in which we use and store information in the memory
7
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Dishabituation
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Re-responding to a stimulus to which one has been habituated –notice dog when bark becomes deeper
8
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Habituation
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The tendency of an organism to ignore repeated stimuli. –ignore dog barking
