Psychology 2410A/B Lecture Notes - Operant Conditioning, Classical Conditioning, Tabula Rasa

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2410A/B
• Professor: Adam Cohen

Document Summary

Nature/nurture (common abilities ca, and individual differences id) Genes and environment as a product, builds mechanisms which causes ca (behavior). The current environment is providing input to these mechanisms in our head these mechanisms also have access to other info in our head. From these evolved learning mechanisms cause these ca (common abilities) that are species typical. They also link to nca (non common abilities --- aka species impossible) Ca example for humans: seeing visible: light, speaking. Nca example for humans: seeing ultraviolet light (ca for bees though), hearing really high frequencies (ca for dogs though) We use un-ca to describe abilities that may are uncommon, but not species impossible. Un-ca example for humans: playing chess, reading, handstand. 1) experience- experience processes: ste (normative development) all people typically experience, critical/sensitive periods, absence derails development. 2) experience dependent processes: ise (ideographic development) Some people have experience: act throughout lifespan, absence isn"t detrimental.