UNIT 4 LESSON 4 Flashcards
Other Types of Learning
the sudden realization of a problem’s solution
insight learning
a form of social learning in which children and adults acquire apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions
Emotional learning
occurs unconsciously, emerging only when there is an incentive to demonstrate it
latent learning
the ability to stave off impulses and delay short-term gratification for longer-term rewards
self-control
the conscious attempt to alter the behavior of children, friends, family, self, or animals through the use of reinforcements and punishments
behavioral modification
develops when one is accidentally rewarded in sports, or other events, and a neutral
stimulus is incorrectly associated with a reward
Superstitious behaviors
resistance to eating things that made you sick or ill—to help one eliminate an unwanted habit like smoking or drinking
taste aversions
the passive resignation of an
animal or human whose efforts have repeatedly failed to avoid an unwanted stimulus or outcome
learned helplessness
strapped and shocked dogs, they eventually lost hope and accepted the shocks without resistance—even when the straps were later removed
Martin Seligman