Chapter 1 Flashcards
association
a connection between the representations of two events (2 stimuli or a stimulus and a response) such that the occurrence of one of the events activates the representation of the other
dualism
the view of behavior according to which actions can be separated into 2 categories: a voluntary behavior controlled by the mind and involuntary behavior controlled by reflect mechanisms
empiricism
a philosophy according to which all ideas in the mind arise from experience
fatigue
a temporary decrease in behavior caused by repeated or excessive use of the muscles involved in the behavior
hedonism
the philosophy proposed by Hobbes according to which the actions of organisms are determined by the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain
learning
an enduring change in the mechanisms of behavior involving specific stimuli and/or responses that results from prior experience with similar stimuli and responses
maturation
a change in behavior caused by physical or physiological development of the organism in the absence of experience with particular environmental events
nativism
a philosophy according to which human beings are born with innate ideas
nervism
the philosophical position adopted by Pavlov that all behavioral and physiological processes are regulated by the nervous system
nonsense syllable
a three-letter combo (two consonants separated by a vowel) that has no meaning
performance
an organism’s activities at a particular time
reflex
a mechanism that enables a specific environmental event to elicit a specific response
