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Operant conditioning

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Learning from the consequences of actions

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Positive reinforcement

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Receiving something pleasant for a behavior so we repeat it

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Negative reinforcement

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The avoidance of something unpleasant so we repeat it

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Primary reinforcers

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These satisfy our basic needs e.g water food and shelter

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Secondary reinforcers

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They have no survival value but we have linked them with value e.g money and credit cards

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Social learning theory

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Behavior is learned through observing and imitating role models

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Retention

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Able to recall the modeled behavior

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Modeling

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Learning new behavior through observing, retaking and reproducing the behavior of a role model

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Reproduction

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An ability to reproduce the behavior

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Observational learning

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Learning new behavior through watching and imitating and role model

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Motivation

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This increases the likelihood of imitating the modeled behavior

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Role model

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A person we admire or whom we share similar characteristics

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Identification

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This occurs in the “Social learning theory” this is when the learner replicates the behavior and or internalizes it

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Vicarious reinforcement

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Motivation to model the behaviors of others who we see being rewarded for that behavior

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Extraversion

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Behavior that is outgoing, sensation seeking and sociable

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Introversion

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Behavior that is reserved, calm and quiet

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Neuroticism

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Behavior tat is easily agitated, anxious and worrisome

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Phychoticism

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Behavior that lacks empathy, is antisocial and aggressive

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Recidivism

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When a criminal have been punished for their crime however repeat doing a crime

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Rehabilitative

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A program designed to help offenders rather than punish them

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Humanitarian

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A concern with the welfare of humans

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Community sentencing

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As a punishment, offenders help in community service like painting walls or picking up trash

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Curfew

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Having to be at home during certain times like before 5pm

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Restorative Justice

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When the criminal and victim get together to talk in order to see each other’s view’s on the situation. This helps the victim heal and the offender to understand the pain they had conflicted onto the person

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Token economy programme
In a prison when a prisoner performs a good task, they receive a token, once collecting a certain number of tokens they can exchange this for privileges such as food and having family visit.
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Demand characteristics
When the behavior of the participant changes due to believe it that is they way they should behave in the experiment.
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Brain
The organ in your head that have nerves and processes behavior
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Forebrain
The anterior part of the brain including the hemispheres and the central brain system
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Midbrain
The middle part of the brain forming part of the central nervous system
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Hindbrain
The lower part of the brain that includes the cerebellum, pins and the medulla oblongata
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Medulla oblongata
Connects the upper brain to the spinal chord and controls automatic responses
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Cerebellum
Controls motor movement
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Involuntary response
An response to a stimuli whiteout someone making a conscious choice. Such as reflexes
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Neural connections
Connections made from messages being passed on from one nerve cell (neuron) to another.
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Cognitive
Thinking, including problem solving, perceiving, remembering, unsung language and reasoning.
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Operations
How we reason and think about things
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Object permanence
At around 6 months children develop this. Knowing something still exists even when out of sight
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Symbolic play
Pre-operational stage / symbolic function stage 2-4 years. Children play with objects and ideas to represent other objects and ideas
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Egocentrism
This is found in children in the symbolic function stage. They are unable to understand that people have different veins of a situation
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Animism
found in the symbolic function stage. When children believe that objects have lives
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Centration
Intuitive thought stage. When you only focus on one feature of a situation ignoring other important features
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Irreversibility
Found in children in the intuitive thought stage (4-7years ) Unable to understand that things can be reversed into its original state
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Morality
General principles about what is right and wrong including bad and good behavior.
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Schema
Mental representations of the world formed from ones experiences
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Adaptation
Using assimilation and accommodation to make sense of the world
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Assimilation
Incorporating new ideas into an existing schema
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Accommodation
Having to change ones schema to make sense of a new experience
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Equilibrium
When a child can make sense of everything that they have experienced. A state of mental balance.
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Subjective
Based on ones personal feelings and opinions
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Validity
When the results of a study represents the situation that they are testing
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Mindset
A set of beliefs that someone has that guides how someone responds to a situation
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Fixed mindset
The belief that your ability’s are fixed and unchangeable
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Growth Mindset
The belief that through work and practice ones ability’s will improve
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Short term memory
Our initial memory store that is limited and temporary
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Rehearse
Repeating information so that it sticks
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Long term memory
A memory store that is limitless and can last up to a lifetime
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Motor skills
Actions that involve muscles and brain processes that results to a movement
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Decentration
Being able to take the view of another person
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Social learning
Learning through observing and copying others
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Self regulation
Being able to control yourself without the influence of others
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Nature
Explanation of behavior that focuses on the things that we are born with
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Nurture
An explanation of behavior that focuses on the things that has happened to us
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Qualitative data
Data that is described such as words or pictures
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Reliability
Outcome of a study is consistent
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Framework
Basic understanding of facts and ideas when making decisions
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Person praise
Praising the person not the work done
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Process praise
Praising the effort done
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Entity theory / motivational framework
The theory that behavior and ability is what your are born with
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Incremental theory
The theory that ability and behavior is through effort
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Ecological validity
To what extent the findings of the study explains behaviors in real life situations

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