learning
learning by observing others
observational learning
what was the goal of the little Albert experiment?
to condition fear
what is the term for a culture/cultures prefered timing for events like marriage, parenthood, or retirement?
social clock
What is it called when we have little to no conscoius memories that occur before the age of 4?
infantile amnesia
What schedule reinforces a response after a specific number of responses?
fixed-ratio schedule
the process of acquiring through experience new and relativley enduring information or behaviors
learning
type of learning in which an organism comes to assoictae stimuli + anticipate events?
classical conditoning
behavior that occurs as an automatic response to some stimulus
respondent behavior
what is the tendency of learned behavior to gradually revert to biological patterns?
instinctive drift
What reinforcement schedule reinforces a response after an unpredictable number of responses?
variable-ratio schedule
solving problems through sudden insight; contrasts with strategy based solutions
insight learning
in classical conditioning an orginally neutral stimulus that after association with an unconditioned stimulus comes to trigger a conditioned response.
conditioned stimulus
the view tht psychology should be an objectivr science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes
behaviorism
What reinforcement schedule reinforces a response only after a specific amount of time has elapsed?
fixed-interval schedule
learning that certain events occur together. The events may be two stimuli or a response and its consequence
associative learning
a type of learning in which a behavior becomes more likley to recur if followed by a reinforcer or less likley to recur if follwed by a punisher?
operant conditioning
behavior that operates on the environment, producing a consequence
operant behavior
species having a biological predispotion to learn associations that aid survival
prepardeness
What reinforcement schedule is delivered for the first response after a changing and unpredictable amount of time has passed?
Variable-interval schedule
The acquisition of mental information from observing events, watching others, or through language
cognitive learning
what are the eight stages of Erik Erickson's psychological development across the lifespan
achieve trust, autonomy, initiative, competency, identity, intimacy, generativity, and integrity
What reinforcement schedule is when the response is reinforced after every time it occurs?
continous reinforcement schedule