Psychology Flashcards

Flashcards covering key vocabulary from psychology lecture notes.

Taste Aversion

A learned avoidance of a specific food, typically after becoming ill after consuming it.

Biological Predisposition in Learning

The concept that organisms are biologically inclined to learn certain associations more easily than others.

Conditioned Nausea in Cancer Patients

Nausea and anxiety classically conditioned to the sights, sounds, and smells of a clinic due to chemotherapy.

Biological Limits on Operant Conditioning

The constraints that an animal's natural predispositions place on its ability to learn through operant conditioning.

Modeling

Learning through observation and imitation of others.

Neural Mirroring

The process where the brain mirrors the activity observed in another, potentially enabling observational learning.

Animal Social Learning

Learning that occurs through interactions and observations of other animals, such as humpback whales slapping the water to drive fish together.

Imitation in Social Tasks

The act of copying others' behaviors, particularly in social contexts, which helps in gaining friends.

Effects of Viewing Media Violence

The impact of observing violent content through media, which can affect behavior and attitudes.

Role Model

A person who is looked to by others as an example to be imitated.