Development
Occurring in four distinct stages, this developmental theory measures how we think, learn, and problem-solve
What is cognitive development?
The process of organizing, interpreting, and experiencing sensory information to understand our environment
What is perception?
In classical conditioning, the association is formed between this type of stimulus and the unconditioned response
What is neutral?
A consequence is added to a behavior to decrease the likelihood of a behavior happening again
What is punishment?
This research design is based on observable, verifiable evidence. This research is typically used in experiments.
What is empirical research?
A development in early childhood, this refers to the ability for a child to assume everyone sees and thinks as they do
What is egocentrism?
The process of your sensory receptors decreasing their response to their environment
What is sensory adaptation?
To best maximize learning, a conditioned and unconditioned stimulus should be presented on this kind of schedule
What is continuous?
A consequence is added to a behavior to strengthen the likelihood of a behavior happening again
What is reinforcement?
In an experiment, this variable is manipulated or changed
What is the independent variable?
This psychologist is famous for his theory of moral development
Who is Lawrence Kohlberg?
If you noticed a loaf of bread burning in the oven based off the immediate smell, you would be using this kind of processing
What is bottom-up processing?
Identify the CR:
You are stung by a bee working in the garden. Now whenever you hear a buzzing sound, you start to tremble
What is trembling?
A husband brings home flowers to her husband because of a surprise dinner she cooked for him. The husband's behavior will likely do this in the future
What is increase?
The primary organs of the central nervous system
What is the brain and spinal cord?
This notable debate measures the human influence of their genetic inheritance and environmental experiences
What is nature v. nurture?
These photoreceptors in our eyes are critical to sharp, detailed, color vision in perception
What are cones?
Identify the CS:
Nick's favorite food is pepperoni pizza. Now whenever he sees a TV commercial for pepperoni pizza, he starts to salivate.
What is the TV commercial?
Name the type of reinforcement:
You have a terrible headache while studying for an upcoming test. You take two aspirin to make it go away. You feel much better
HINT: +/-
What is negative reinforcement?
Part of the peripheral nervous system, this system controls our voluntary muscle movements
What is the somatic nervous system?
This attachment style is characterized by a mix of avoidant and resistant behaviors and may seem apprehensive in the presence of a caregiver
What is disorganized attachment?
Our of our five senses, this is the only one not routed through the thalamus of our brain
What is smell?
Identify the UCS:
Tom gives his girlfriend Mary a gift, which naturally makes her happy. A song is playing while he gives her the gift. Now, when Mary hears the song she gets very happy.
What is the song?
This psychologist coined the term operant conditioning through his infamous experiment in which a rat was put in a box and conditioned to pull a lever for a food and water reinforcement
Who is Skinner?
To be this, you must have the ability to consistently produce a given result
What is reliability?