Young Birds See Objects Flying Overhead and Respond by Crouching

question 15

Multiple Choice

Young birds see objects flying overhead and respond by crouching down into the nest and remaining still.Over time some objects become familiar and the young birds do not crouch down.What is this type of learning?

• A)sensitization
• B)associative learning
• C)operant conditioning
• D)habituation

Understand the critiques of traditional psychotherapeutic approaches from a feminist perspective.

Understand the differences between correlation and causation in psychological studies.

Identify key neurotransmitters and their roles in psychological processes.

Learn the methodologies used in psychological research and their limitations.

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Definitions:

Reinforcement Values

The extent to which a particular behavior or response is strengthened or weakened by the outcome or consequence that follows it.

Expected Outcomes

The anticipated results or effects of an experiment, program, or action.

Inescapable Shock

Refers to a situation in experimental psychology where an organism is subjected to an aversive stimulus that it cannot avoid, often used to study stress and learned helplessness.