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Learning is defined as “the process of acquiring through experience new and relatively enduring BLANK or BLANK.”Information;BehaviorsTwo forms of associative learning are classical conditioning, in which the organism associates BLANK,…

To what extent do biological factors influence abnormal behavior?genetic predisposition to depression –(Nurnberger and Gershon 1982) reviewed the results of seven twin studies and found that depression was significantly more…

Robert Sternberg distinguished among analytical, practical, and ________ intelligence.creativeThe earliest stage of speech development is called the ________ stage.babblingJim, age 55, plays basketball with much younger adults and is concerned…

Psychologists use the word _____ to refer to the processes whereby the brain collects, stores, and retrieves information for later use. A) memory B) learning C) intelligence D) sensationADr. Handy…

About half of all secondary reinforcers are related to primary reinforcersfalsethe “Little Albert” experiment would not be allowed today because of ethical considerationsTrueWhen psychologists study cognition, they study how complex…

classical conditioninga types of learning through which an organism learns to associate one stimulus with another. Classical pairs a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus.stimulusany event or object in the…

PEETSFive factors that drive lawdemographic changechange relating to birth and death rates or to trends in immigration, education and employmentlobby groupnumber of people trying to influence legislators on behalf of…

AssociationA connection between the representations of two events (two stimuli or stimulus and a response) such that the occurrence of one of the events activates the representation of the other.DualismThe…

In which of the following may classical conditioning play a role? a. emotional problems b. the body’s immune response c. in all of these cases d. helping drug addictsc. in…

Learning Sciences= the study of learning (sociology, psychology, education, computer sciences, etc.)5 Assumptions of the Learning Sciences1) experts have deep conceptual knowledge 2) learning comes from learner 3) schools must…

What is the goal of ethology?to reproduce and pass on their traitsdefine behaviorwhat an animal does and how it does itdefine ethologystudy of animal behaviordescribe 3 things about ethology-result of…

LearningA change in behavior acquired through experienceClassical ConditioningModifying behavior by pairing a conditioned stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus to elicit an unconditioned responseOperant ConditioningModifying behavior through the use of positive…

customthe frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of a group of people, is afrom time to time at a given placein contrast to folk…

Learning Disabilityneurobiological disorder in one of the basic processes in understanding spoken or written language.504students who do not qualify for special education but can receive modifications.Intellectual Disability (mental retardation)significant limitations…

Describe context and state dependent issues in memory. Give two examples of eachContext-Dependent memory is that we remember information better when we attempt to recall it in the context in…

the earliest study on observational learning were performed by edward l thorndike and showed thatthere was no evidence of such learning in animalslearning is a relatively permanent change in behavior…

What are Biosocial Theories?biological factors INCREASE the probability that a person will act criminally but these factors DO NOT necessarily determine behaviorWhat is the difference between DZ and MZ twins?DZ…

Savana Grassy plains Desertification Fertile or semi- dessert land becomes dessert, Bantu Root language of west Africa on which some early African migration patterns are based. Nubia Ancient kingdom in…

Virginia Company A group of London investors who sent ships to Chesapeake Bay in 1607. Tobacco Cash crop that made a profit and saved Jamestown. Powhatan An Indian chieftain who…

Aaron Burr Served as third vice-president of the United States under Thomas Jefferson. His actions of not being active throughout the Election to obtain votes ultimately led to Jefferson distrusting…