A Person's Expectations Make Them More Sensitive to Incoming Information

question 11

True/False

A person's expectations make them more sensitive to incoming information, but also less sensitive to unexpected information.

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Definitions:

Instinctual Responses

Automatic, innate reactions to stimuli, driven by primal, survival-oriented impulses.

Learned Responses

Behaviors that are developed through conditioned learning or experience rather than instinct.

Secondary Reinforcer

A stimulus that has become reinforcing through its association with a primary reinforcer.

Primary Reinforcer

A stimulus that is naturally rewarding and satisfies a basic biological need, such as food or water, which does not require learning to be effective.