Explain the Progression of Sound Location from Infancy to 18

question 102

Essay

Explain the progression of sound location from infancy to 18 months of age.

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that instinctively elicits a response without any prerequisite learning.

Conditioned Stimulus

A once-neutral trigger that, upon association with an unconditioned stimulus, in time provokes a conditioned response.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Discrimination

The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, sex, or disability.