learning and motivation chap 1

Neobehaviorism

________: infer the existence of internal events from connection between environment and behavior.

permanent change

Learning: relatively ________ in behavior resulting from experience.

cognitive variables

Social learning theory- emphasizes importance of observational learning and ________ explaining human behavior.

Reciprocal determinism

________: environmental events and observable behavior and thoughts /feelings mutually influence each other.

Cognitive maps

________: mental representation of ones spatial surroundings.

S r

________ connections: building blocks of behavior.

Radical behaviorism

________: emphasizes influence of environment on observable behavior.

Behaviorism

________: focuses on the study of environmental influences on observable behavior.

Cognitive behaviorism

________: utilizes intervening variables to explain behavior.

learning

relatively permanent change in behavior resulting from experience

behaviorism

focuses on the study of environmental influences on observable behavior

goal

predicting and controlling behavior

s-r connections

building blocks of behavior

neobehaviorism

infer the existence of internal events from connection between environment and behavior

largely operationalized physiological-type reactions (ex

hunger drive, tiredness, etc.)

cognitive behaviorism

utilizes intervening variables to explain behavior

cognitive maps

mental representation of ones spatial surroundings

social learning theory

emphasizes importance of observational learning and cognitive variables explaining human behavior

reciprocal determinism

environmental events and observable behavior and thoughts / feelings mutually influence each other

radical behaviorism

emphasizes influence of environment on observable behavior

countercontrol

when we understand how the environment affects us, we can change the environment to our benefit

doctors w/o borders

clinical psychologists

behavior

observable or measurable activity, internal or external