University:
California State University, Northridge
Course:
PSY 313 | Developmental Psychology
Academic year:

2024
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122

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1
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Nesbyenvkk

Latent - Learning that remains hidden until its application becomes useful. Vicarious - Classical conditioning of a reflex response or emotion by watching the reaction of another person. Reinforcer - Any event or object that, when following a response, makes that response more likely to happen again. Biofeedback - The use of feedback about biological conditions to bring involuntary responses such as blood pressure and relaxation under voluntary control. Positive - The reinforcement of a response by the addition or experiencing of a pleasure stimulus. Reinforcement - The strengthening of a response that occurs when that response is followed by a pleasurable consequence. Operant - Any behavior that is voluntary. Punishment - Any event or object that, when following a response, decreases the likelihood of that response occurring again. Extinction - The disappearance or weakening of a learned response. Neutral - Stimulus that has no effect on the desired response. Token Economy - Type of behavior modification in which desired behavior is rewarded with tokens. Learned Helplessness - The tendency to fail to act to escape from a situation because of a history of repeated failures in the past. Classical - Learning to make a reflex response to a stimulus other than the original, natural stimulus that normally produces the reflex. Behavior modification - The use of operant conditioning techniques to bring about desired changes in behavior. Shaping - The reinforcement of simple steps in behavior that leads to a desired, more complex behavior. Conditioned response - Learned reflex response to a conditioned stimulus. Insight - The sudden perception of relationships among various parts of a problem, allowing the solution to the problem to come quickly. Continuous - The reinforcement of each and every correct response.