PSYC 101 Modules 7 Exams- Introduction to Psychology (2025) | Verified Q&A

PSYC 101 Modules 7 Exams- Introduction to
Psychology (2025) | Verified Q&A




1. Reinforcement ANS a stimulus that increases the likelihood of a desired

behaviour

2. Latent Learning ANS a form of learning that is not immediately expressed

in an overt response

3. Partial Reinforcement ANS psychological concept that describes a

conditioning process where a desired behaviour is only reinforced some of the

time

4. Mirror Neurons ANS brain cells that activate when a person performs an

action or observes

5. Spontaneous Recovery ANS a psychological phenomenon that occurs when

a conditioned response reappears after a period of rest or lessened response


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, 6. Second-Order Conditioning ANS a learning process where a conditioned

stimulus can trigger a conditioned response without being directly paired with

an unconditioned stimulus

7. Punishment ANS a consequence which reduces or aims to reduce the

likelihood of a targeted and undesirable behaviour from happening again

8. Unconditioned Response ANS an involuntary, automatic reaction to a

stimulus that is natural and unlearned

9. Habituation ANS the process of becoming accustomed to a stimulus or

situation, which results in a decreased response to that stimulus

10. Vicarious Reinforcement ANS the process of learning a behaviour by

observing the consequences of others actions

11. Skinner ANS a person is first exposed to a stimulus which elicits a

response and the response is then reinforced

12. Primary Reinforcers ANS biological stimuli that are essential for survival

13. Discrimination ANS the ability to perceive differences between stimuli

and unfair treatment of a group or individual

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