Learning the Relations Between One's Own Behavior and Its Consequences

question 136

Multiple Choice

Learning the relations between one's own behavior and its consequences is

• A) statistical learning.
• B) instrumental conditioning.
• C) classical conditioning.
• D) perceptual learning.

Recognize the information-processing perspective on child development and its emphasis on mental processes.

Appreciate the role of ethology in understanding the "cuteness" response to infants and its evolutionary significance.

Understand the ecological systems theory and its explanation of the different environments influencing child development.

Differentiate between types of research (basic, applied, action, exploratory) and their goals.

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Definitions:

Visual Preferences

Individual tendencies to favor certain visual stimuli over others, often influenced by personal experiences, culture, and genetics.

Core Knowledge Researchers

Scientists and psychologists focused on understanding how humans, especially infants, develop core domains of understanding about the world, such as physics, biology, and psychology.

Core Knowledge Theorist

A theorist who posits that humans are born with innate, domain-specific knowledge systems, such as for language and physics.

Violation-of-expectation

A research method used in developmental psychology to study infants' understanding of the world by observing their reactions to events that contradict their expectations.