PSYCH-AD 101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Prosocial Behavior, Latent Learning
10 Dec 2017
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The aqusition of mental information, wheteher by observing events, by watching others, or through language. A mental representation of the layout of ones enivronment. For example after exploring a maze rats act as if they have learned a cognative map of it. Learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonsrate it. A desire to preform a behvior e ectivkt for its own sake. A desire to perform a behavior to recive promised rewards or avoid threatent punishment. Thr process of observing and immitating a speci c behavior. Frontal love nuerons that some scientist believe ree when preforming certain actions or when observing another doing so. The brains mirroring of another action may enavle imitation and empathy.
