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When Babies Engage in Physical Activity or Use Language, Some

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When babies engage in physical activity or use language, some synaptic connections will be strengthened, while the unused ones are replaced by other pathways or disappear. A neuroscientist would identify this process as:

Identify and explain the roles of conditioned stimuli (CS) and unconditioned stimuli (US) in classical conditioning.

Describe the phenomenon of experimental extinction and its causes.

Recognize examples of conditioned responses (CR) and unconditioned responses (UR).

Explain the concept of stimulus generalization and its implications in classical conditioning.

Definitions:

Trust Vs. Mistrust

Erickson's first stage of psychosocial development where infants learn to trust others based on the consistency of caregivers' responses, or develop mistrust.

Autonomy Vs. Self-Doubt

A stage in Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development where toddlers work to master physical environment while maintaining a sense of self-control and autonomy, as opposed to feeling inadequate and doubtful of their abilities.

Introversion Vs. Extroversion

A personality dimension referring to the extent to which an individual is inwardly or outwardly focused, affecting energy direction, social behavior, and stimulus response.

Trust Vs. Mistrust

A stage in Erik Erikson's theory of psychological development where an infant learns to trust others if their needs are consistently met or develops mistrust if not.