Chapter 25 Flashcards
1
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Learned behavior
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Acquired; changes based on experience for adaptive success; flexible
2
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Habituation
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Decline in response to repeated stimulus; prevents wasted energy on something that is no longer unusual
3
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Insight learning
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Sudden problem solving without trial and error; intelligence not necessarily required
4
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Imprinting
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Nervous system is programmed to learn a certain thing only during a certain development period
5
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Innate behavior
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Instinctive, inborn, performed correctly the first time for survival; inflexible