Module 2: Exploring Behavior

Question 1

behavioral perspective

Answer 1

the approach that suggests that the keys to understanding development are observable behavior and outside stimuli in the environment

Question 2

classical conditioning

Answer 2

a type of learning in which an organism responds in a particular way to a neutral stimulus that normally does not bring about that type of response

Question 3

law of effect

Answer 3

behavior that is followed by consequences satisfying to the organism will be repeated and behaviors that are followed by unpleasant consequences will be discouraged

Question 4

operant conditioning

Answer 4

a form of learning in which a voluntary response is strengthened or weakened by its association with positive or negative consequences

Question 5

reciprocal determinism

Answer 5

the interplay between our personality and the way we interpret events and how they influence us

Question 6

social-cognitive learning theory

Answer 6

learning by observing the behavior of another person, called a model