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Associate a signal with the important event it signals.
The consequences of our behavior affect future behavior.
Learning what to do from others.
A stimulus triggers a response; does not qualify as learning.
Stimulus that produces an unconditional response without prior learning.
Response that occurs automatically to an unconditional stimulus.
Stimulus that, after conditioning, elicits a conditional response.
Response that is learned through conditioning.
Signals the unconditional stimulus.
Conditional stimulus occurs a few seconds before unconditional stimulus.
Conditional stimulus occurs many seconds before the unconditional stimulus.
Conditional stimulus occurs a few hours before the unconditional stimulus.
Signals no unconditional stimulus.
Conditional response learned to one stimulus occurs without additional training to other, similar stimuli.
Technique involving a fear hierarchy and relaxation techniques.
Satisfaction leads to stronger associations between stimuli and responses.
Rules that determine the consequences of behavior.
Adding social approval or money.
Escaping social disapproval.
Adding social disapproval or painful stimulation.
Timeout from playing a game.
Behavior and consequence are no longer associated.
Behavior reinforced after some responses; responding is eliminated slowly.
Reinforce successive approximations to a final response.
Events that you will work for without prior conditioning.
Events that you will work for after prior conditioning.
Secondary reinforcers that have been paired with multiple effects.
Records the highest level of responding on variable ratio schedules.
Occurs when behavior is learned but not yet demonstrated.
Allows you to mentally walk through a place.
Attention, Retention, Production, Motivation.
Some responses go with specific reinforcers and punishers.
Prior experiences affect the ability to control future events.
The visual components of sensory memory.
The auditory component of sensory memory.
A system that actively holds onto a limited amount of information.
The process of repeating information to yourself.
Generally, the limit is about what you can rehearse in roughly 2 seconds.
When an egg is released from an ovary.
Occurs when a sperm meets an egg in the fallopian tube during ovulation.
Can be dizygotic (fraternal) or monozygotic (identical).
Two eggs released in ovulation and fertilized by two different sperm.
One egg released in ovulation and fertilized by one sperm.
Lasts 2 weeks gestation with rapid cell division.
Lasts from 2-8 weeks gestation with growth of major bodily structures.
Lasts from 9 weeks gestation until birth, involving refinements and finishing touches.
Environmental agents or substances that negatively impact prenatal development.
Can lead to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, including Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
Used during the 1960s to prevent morning sickness.
Can cause microcephaly in infants.
Important figure in developmental psychology known for his stages of development.
Created the sociocultural theory and introduced the concept of scaffolding.
The difference between what a learner can do without help and what they can do with help.
Refers to the patterns of attachment behavior exhibited by infants towards caregivers.
Infants adjust calmly to the parent leaving and returning.
Infants hold onto parent to prevent separation.
Infants show little interest when the parent leaves or reappears.
Infants want to be close but also away from the parent.
Studied moral understanding using vignettes, notably Heinz's dilemma.
Morality based on reciprocity and punishment.
Morality based on societal pressures.
Morality based on internal principles irrespective of societal expectations.
Ability to learn new things and solve novel problems.
Knowledge that is ingrained in your brain.
Deterioration of brain function, not part of normal aging.
A form of dementia that includes impairments of memory, language, and cognitive function.
Focus on building close relationships and maintaining emotional well-being.