Learning Theories
This psychologist is credited with discovering classical conditioning through his experiments with dogs.
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
It is a period of rapid growth and formation of new synapses between neurons in the brain
What is synaptic bloom?
the "inner child," responsible for arbitrary desires and physical needs
What is the id?
This is a type of learning where a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a naturally occurring stimulus (unconditioned stimulus), causing the neutral stimulus to eventually trigger a conditioned response. (Ex: Watson's Little Albert Experiment)
What is classical conditioning?
This is the process of getting rid of synaptic connections that are unnecessary or not as useful as other connections (too many neurons are sending signals).
What is synaptic pruning?
the "main character" repsonsible for painting balance between the id and superego
What is the ego?
This psychologist studied how behavior is influenced by consequences, introducing the concepts of reinforcement and punishment.
Who is B.F. Skinner?
A pattern of crying that exceeds three hours over the course of at least
three weeks (with no other apparent reason causing crying)
What is colic?
the "inner parent" responsible for maintaining social and moral responsibility
What is the superego?
This psychologist’s Bobo Doll experiment demonstrated that individuals could learn behaviors by observing others.
Who is Albert Bandura?
This is the process of bone formation. Baby bodies have about 300 "bones" and those "bones" will fuse to create true bones.
What is ossification?
Freud suggested that the ego employs these unconscious strategies to protect itself from anxiety and internal conflict.
What are defense mechanisms?
This type of reinforcement schedule rewards behavior only some of the time, making the behavior is less likely to stop or disappear (Ex: Gives the dog treat a few times; the interest is lose slowly)
What is partial reinforcement?
The three categories of temperament in Infancy
What is Easy, Difficult, Slow to warm up?
Freud proposed that human behavior is driven by two primary instincts: the life instinct, known as Eros, and this opposing instinct associated with aggression and destruction.
What is Thanatos?