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Psychology11 Unit 4
NIDES
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| antisocial behavior | when an individual shows little to no regard for the feelings or rights of others and has little sense of right and wrong |
| associative learning | understanding that two events are related to one another |
| Conditioned response (CR) | a learned response associated with a previous neutral stimulus |
| conditioned stimulus | a stimulus that triggers a response, which before conditioning would not have aroused any behavior |
| encoding | when sensory information is converted into a form conducive to processing within the brain |
| explicit memories | information consisting of facts and experiences that we thoughtfully retrieve |
| implicit memories | learned skills or associations that are classically conditioned |
| long–term memory | information moved into storage for later retrieval |
| modeling | when behavior is observed and imitated |
| neutral stimulus (NS) | a stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning takes place |
| priming | unconsciously activating a component associated with memory |
| primary reinforcers | reinforcements that are correlated with biological needs |
| prosocial behavior | kind, uplifting, and helpful behavior that is considerate of the needs and feeling of others |
| secondary or conditioned reinforcers | linked with a primary reinforcer to increase a behavior |
| unconditioned response (UR) | a natural, automatically occurring response |
| unconditioned stimulus (US) | is a stimulus that naturally and automatically elicits a response |
| working memory | information that is used within a short amount of time to complete tasks and then discarded |