Week 7 Flashcards
Learning
where are the hair cells located
cochlea
sensory receptors for hearing
cochlea
change in an organisms behavior or thoughts as a result of ____
experience
learning
process of adaptation
- Animals, just like humans, exhibit a wide range of learned behaviors that are developed through experience and interaction with their environments.
non associative learning
a form of learning that involves responding to a single stimulus
non associative learning types
habituation and sensitization
habituation
process of responding less strongly over time to repeated stimuli, getting used to a stimulus, usually a neutral stimulus
sensitization
process of responding more strongly over time to repeated stimuli, usually a dangerous or irritating stimulus
associative learning
occurs when an organism makes connections between 2 or more stimuli
types of associative learning
classical and operant conditioning
ivan pavlov
first to demonstrate classical conditioning - dog study
classical conditioning
form of learning when 2 sitmuli are pared
- Neutral stimulus + stimulus that elicits a response
unconditioned stimulus
produces a reflexive/automatic response