The Mind (Learning) Part 1

Question 1

3 categories of behaviour

Answer 1

Reflexes, Instincts, Learned Behaviour

Question 2

Reflexes

Answer 2

Inevitable responses to stimluli

Question 3

Instincts

Answer 3

Inborn Patterns of behaviour elicted by environmental stimuli (fixed action patterns)

Question 4

Learned behaviour

Answer 4

Relatively permanent changes in behaviour due to experience

Question 5

3 types of learning

Answer 5

associative, non-associative, observational

Question 6

Associative learning

Answer 6

Formation of associations or connections among experiences and behaviours

Question 7

Non-associative learning

Answer 7

An organisms reaction to a stimulus changing overtime

Question 8

Habituation

Answer 8

Reactions to repeated stimuli that are unchanging and harmless decreases

Question 9

Sensitization

Answer 9

An increased reaction to many stimuli following exposure to a strong stimuli

Question 10

Observational learning

Answer 10

Occurs when one organism watches the actions of another (social learning)

Question 11

Conditioned stimulus

Answer 11

(CS) an environmental event whose significance is learned through classical conditioning

Question 12

Unconditioned stimulis

Answer 12

(UCS) a stimulus that elicits response without prior experience

Question 13

Conditioned Response

Answer 13

(CR) A response learned through classical conditioning

Question 14

Unconditional response

Answer 14

(UCR) a response to an unconditioned stimulus that requires previous experience