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Modules 28-30
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| biofeedback | a system for electronically recording, amplifying, and feeding back information regarding a subtle physiological state, such as blood pressure or muscle tension |
| operant behavior | behavior that operates in the environment producing consequences |
| respondent behavior | behavior that occurs as an automatic response to some stimulus |
| cognitive map | a mental representation of the layout of one's enviroment |
| coping | alleviating stress using emotional, cognitive, or behavioral methods |
| emotion focused-coping | attempting to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor and attending to emotional needs related to one's stress reaction |
| external locus of control | the perception that chance or outside forces beyond our personal control determine our fate |
| extrinsic motivation | a desire to perform a behavior to receive promised rewards or avoid threatened punishment |
| insight | a sudden realization of a problems solution; contrasts with strategy-based solutions |
| internal locus of control | the perception that you control your own fate |
| intrinsic motivation | a desire to perform a behavior effectively for its own sake |
| latent learning | learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it |
| learned helplessness | the hopelessness and passive resignation an animal or human learns when unable to avoid repeated aversive events |
| problem-focused coping | attempting to alleviate stress directly --- by changing the stressor or the way we interact with that stressor |
| self-control | the ability to control impulses and delay short term gratification for greater long-term rewards |
| mirror neurons | frontal lobe neurons that some scientists believe fire when performing certain actions or when observing another doing so |
| modeling | the process of observing and imitating a specific behavior |
| observational learning | learning by observing others |
| prosocial behavior | positive, constructive, helpful behavior |