Compare and Contrast a Dike and a Sill

question 9

Essay

Compare and contrast a dike and a sill. How are they similar? How are they different?

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:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention; in classical conditioning, it becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, emphasizing the effects of consequences on behavior.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response.