Psych 310 Exam1 questions and answers
Psych 310 Exam1 questions and answers Elicited Behaviors - involuntary responses to specific stimuli Reflexes - Ex: when a doctor taps your knee with a reflex hammer, your leg kicks out. Fixed Action Patterns (FAPs) - a stereotyped, instinctive behavior sequence that occurs in response to a specific stimulus and runs to completion once triggered, even if the original stimulus is removed. Ex: A goose rolling any round object into its nest, not just its egg. Habituation - decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation. Ex: living by a highway and not hearing it after a while. Sensitization - an increase in behavioral response after exposure to a stimulus
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