Psychology SGM

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Psychology is the scientific study of ____________________ and __________________ processes.

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Behavior and Mental

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An involuntary and unlearned response to a naturally occurring or unconditioned stimulus. In Pavlov’s dogs, the salivation to the food.

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Unconditioned Response

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A learned response to a conditioned stimulus. In Pavlov’s dogs, when the dog salivates at the sight of the bowl, even when it’s empty.

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Conditioned Response

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A stimulus that has no effect on the desired response prior to conditioning. In Pavlov’s dogs, the food bowl before the experiment.

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Neutral Stimulus

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The learning of voluntary behavior through the effects of pleasant and unpleasant consequences to responses.

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Operant Conditioning

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Pavlov's experiments with dogs yielded information about which of the following?
operant conditioning, classical conditioning, counterconditioning, latent learning

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classical conditioning

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Any event or stimulus that, when following a response, causes that response to be less likely to happen again.

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Punishment

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A student does a good job on math problems for homework, and the teacher awards a sticker. This demonstrates the use of

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Reinforcement

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What is the chemical used by a neuron to transmit an impulse across a synapse to another nerve cell?

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Neurotransmitters

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What is also known as a nerve cell? Options: neuron, sensory nerves, dendrites, toes

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neuron