Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Fixed Action Pattern, Aversion Therapy, Neural Adaptation

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: John Campbell

Document Summary

Le a rn in g is a proce s s by which e xpe rie nce produce s a re la tive ly e nduring cha nge in a n organism"s behaviour or capabilities. Ad a p tin g to th e en viro n m e n t. Me c h a n is m s o f le a rn in g. The s tudy of le a rning wa s guide d a long two pa ths : be ha viouris m a nd e thology. Fu n c tio n s o f le a rn in g. Ethology focus e s on a nima l be ha viour within the na tura l e nvironme nt. A fixe d a c tio n p a tte rn is a n unle a rne d re s pons e a utoma tica lly trigge re d by a pa rticula r s timulus .