Key Terms

Question 1

Modelling

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Monozygotic twins

Answer 2

Identical twins who share 100% of their DNA

Question 3

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

Question 4

Negative reiforcment

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Objective

Answer 5

Not influenced by private emotions ,perceptions or biases

Question 6

Operant conditioning

Answer 6

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

Question 8

Positive reinforcment

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Punishment

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Reciprocal determinism

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

Question 11

Response

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

Question 12

Schemas

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Social learning theory

Answer 13

The view that people learn through observing others