Atypical Behaviour Flashcards
Typical Behaviour
A behaviour that is considered normal, usually because it applies to the majority of people.
Atypical Behaviour
A behaviour which is considered abnormal, usually because it applies to a minority of people.
Phobia
An atypical fear response, given the object or situation.
Agoraphobia
An extreme fear of being in public places away from the safety of the home.
School phobia
An extreme fear of attending and being in school.
Social Phobia
An extreme fear of being exposed or embarrassed during social contact.
Acrophobia
An extreme fear of heights.
Arachnophobia
An extreme fear of spiders.
Behaviourists
A group of psychologists who believe that human behaviours are learnt rather than natural.
Classical Conditioning
Learning by association, so that certain stimuli are associated with certain responses.
Unconditioned response
UCR
A response which is natural and does not need to be learned.
Unconditioned Stimulus
UCS
Something that triggers a natural response.
Neutral Stimulus
Something that would not normally trigger a reaction.
Conditioned Stimulus
Something that triggers a learnt response; something we have been conditioned to respond to.
Conditioned response
A response that has been learnt through association.
