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Modelling

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Imitating a role model or producing a specific behaviour that may then by imitated by the observer

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Monozygotic twins

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Identical twins who share 100% of their DNA

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Natural selection

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They way any genetically determined behaviour that enhances the ability to survive and reproduce will continue in future generations

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Negative reiforcment

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Avoiding or removing something unpleasant when behaviour is performed that increases the chance that a behaviour is repeated

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Objective

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Not influenced by private emotions ,perceptions or biases

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Operant conditioning

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Learning through reinforcement where behaviour is shaped and maintained by its consequences

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Phenotype

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The expression of a persons genetic make-up that can be influenced by the enviroment

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Positive reinforcment

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Receiving something pleasant when a behaviour is performed that increases the chance of the behaviour being repeated

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Punishment

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Receiving something unpleasant when a behaviour is performed which decreases the chance a behaviour is repeated

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Reciprocal determinism

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The way a person is influenced by their environment but also influences their environment

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Response

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The reaction to a specific stimulus e.g. salivating when you see food

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Schemas

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Mental frame work of information that we use to organise past experience and interpret and respond to new situations

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Social learning theory

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The view that people learn through observing others

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