Researchers Argue That Complex Organisms Have Two Types of Learning

question 179

Multiple Choice

Researchers argue that complex organisms have two types of learning "circuits" - one involving simple behavior responses and the other involving

• A) "mindless" learning.
• B) observational learning.
• C) operant conditioning.
• D) complex forms of learning.
• E) lower forms of learning.

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Definitions:

Peer Influence

The influence that the attitudes, values, and behaviors of peers exert on an individual's personal attitudes, values, and behaviors.

Role Confusion

A situation in which an individual lacks clarity about his or her role, often seen in adolescence as part of identity development according to Erikson's stages of psychosocial development.

Temperament

An individual’s innate style of responding to the environment, including their typical mood, activity level, and emotional reactivity, often seen as the precursor to personality.

Pruning Process

The natural neurological process in which synapses that are seldom used are eliminated, which occurs mostly during early brain development.