Unit 3, Part 2: Development and Learning: Vocabulary

Front

The process of acquiring through experience new and relatively enduring information or behaviors is called __________.

Back

learning

Front

Learning that certain events occur together is known as __________ learning.

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associative

Front

Any event or situation that evokes a response is called a __________.

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stimulus

Front

Behavior that occurs as an automatic response to some stimulus is known as __________ behavior.

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reflex

Front

Behavior that operates on the environment, producing a consequence, is called __________ behavior.

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operant

Front

The acquisition of mental information, whether by observing events, by watching others, or through language, is called __________ learning.

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observational

Front

A type of learning in which we link two or more stimuli is known as __________ conditioning.

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classical

Front

The view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes is called __________.

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behaviorism

Front

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning is called a __________ stimulus (NS).

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neutral

Front

In classical conditioning, an unlearned, naturally occurring response to an unconditioned stimulus is called an __________ response (UCR).

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unconditioned