PSYC1002 Lecture 13: Learning and Motivation Lecture 1
11 Oct 2018
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Describe a basic reflex: reflexes are automatic and usually very fast learning is not required, examples include. Whether it"s a baby child or a baby rabbit, they have similar structures in regards to facial features which brings maternal feelings to viewers disney uses this in order to create cute" characters. Innate releasing mechanism: the process by which a stimulus evokes a response when the connection between the two is inborn. It appears in animals which have been raised in isolation from others. It develops fully-formed in animals which have been prevented from practicing it known as the innate releasing mechanism in response to an external sensory stimulus known as sign stimulus. How can we know if a human behaviour is instinctive: we can tell by checking the following, biological basis. Lecture 1 unlearned behaviours: cross-species similarity, cross-cultural similarity, separated identical twin studies, developmental studies. Stickleback mating behaviour is: specific to breeding season hormonal changes.
