Define Descriptive and Prescriptive Stereotypes and Give an Example of Each

question 185

Essay

Define descriptive and prescriptive stereotypes and give an example of each.

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Definitions:

Classically Conditioned

The process by which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with an innately meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to evoke a similar response.

Observational Learning

Learning that occurs through observing the behavior of others and the outcomes of those behaviors.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that becomes conditioned after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

Unconditioned Stimulus

Within classical conditioning, a stimulus that inherently and automatically elicits a response without any previous training.