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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Learning | A change in behaviour as a result of experience. |
| Innate behaviour | Behaviour present from birth, not learned. |
| Fixed action pattern | A sequence of innate behaviours triggered by a specific stimulus. |
| Introspection | Wundt’s method: examining one’s own thoughts and feelings to understand the mind. |
| Psychoanalysis | Freud’s theory that learning comes from unconscious desires and repeated patterns. |
| Unconscious mind | Part of the mind outside awareness that influences behaviour. |
| Behaviorism | The school of psychology that focuses only on observable behaviour. |
| Operant conditioning | Learning through rewards and punishments. |
| The Black Box Metaphor | Behaviorists avoid studying the mind because it cannot be observed. |