Reflexes
Operant conditioning term examples
Middle Adulthood
100

When the roof of the baby’s mouth is touched, the baby will start to perform this reflex

What is suck reflex?

100

Loud noise to stop kids from running

What is Positive punishment?

100

The reduction in these two hormones results in menopause for women

What is estrogen and progesterone?

200

When you stroke the corner of a baby’s mouth, the baby would orient to touch. This reflex lasts 4 months approximately.

What is rooting reflex?

200

Phone taken away because of bad grade

What is Negative punishment?

200

One of the three menopause phases. It’s the period of about 6 years where menstrual cycles are more variant. Hot flashes affect most women in this period.

What is perimenopausal?

300

This is also known as the startle reflex. The baby should throw back head and extend arms/legs, cry and pull back in appendages. This reflex lasts about 2 months.

What is Moro reflex?

300

Praise for a good grade

What is positive reinforcement?

300

A disease that causes bones to be weak and fragile which make them more likely to break. This is a risk during middle adulthood. 80% of cases are women

What is osteoporosis?

400

When a baby’s head is turned to one side, the arm on that side stretches out and the opposite arm bends up at the elbow. Last until the baby is about 7 months old.

What is tonic neck reflex?

400

Typically taking away something advertise. Remove beeping sound to put on a seatbelt.

What is negative reinforcement?

400

The period of life when a woman’s reproductive years come to an end and they enter menopause

What is climacteric?

500

Stroking a babies hand causes them to close their fingers.

What is grasp reflex?

500

When something is done good so you give a dog a treat only sometimes but not all the time.

What is partial reinforcement?

500

As we reach this age, our metabolism slows down, resulting in the peak of our weight from body fat.

What is age 50?