The Study of Psychological and Physical Changes from Conception to Death

question 36

Multiple Choice

The study of psychological and physical changes from conception to death is _______ psychology.

• A)personality
• B)developmental
• C)evolutionary
• D)physiological

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Definitions:

Hull-Spence Model

The Hull-Spence Model is a theory of learning that combines Hull's drive reduction theory with Spence's focus on the role of incentive and reinforcement in the learning process.

Generalization Task

A task designed to assess the extent to which learned behavior is displayed in response to stimuli that are similar, but not identical, to the stimulus present during training.

Resurgence

The conditioned stimulus (CS) eliciting a conditioned response (CR) in a new context after extinction in conditioning context.

Occasion Setting

The process by which a stimulus signals the appropriate context for a certain response or behavior to occur.