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Unit 6 mod 29 and 30

learning

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a biological predisposition to learn associations between two things such as taste and nausea prepardness
the tendency of learned behavior to gradually revert back to biologically predisposed patterns instictive drift
a mental representation of ones environment cognitive map
learning that is not apparent until there is an incentive latent learning
a sudden realization of a problems solution insight
a desire to perform a behavior effectively for ones sake intrinsic motivation
a desire to perform a behavior for a reward or to avoid punishment extrinsic motivation
attempt to alleviate stress by getting rid of the problem directly problem-focused coping
attempt to get rid of stress by avoiding or ignoring the stressors and attending to emotional needs emotion- focused coping
the perception that chance or outside forces control our fate external locus of control
the perception that we control our own fate internal locus of control
learning by observing others observational learning
the process of observing and imitating a behavior modeling
frontal lobe neurons that some scientists believe fire certain actions or observe another doing so. The brain's mirroring of another's action may enable imitation and empathy mirror neurons
positive and constructive behavior prosocial behavior
our sense of controlling our environment rather than feeling helpless personal control
the hopelessness one learns when unable to avoid a repeated aversive event learned helplessness
the ability to control impulses and delay short-term gratification for greater long-term rewards self-control
Created by: julianna merrill
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