PSY260H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Jeffrey Dahmer, Startle Response, Orienting Response
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Jeffrey dahmer: lured and killed 17 boys, but no one noticed. Grandmother: got used to (habitutated to) the noises that jeffrey made from her basement, just kicked him out. Police: noticed but noticed but didn"t question the stench in jeffrey"s apartment. Public: used to reports of disappearances, didn"t really notice that 17 people went missing before this came out of the story. Latent learning: learning that takes place without any initial evidence that learning has occurred. Habituation to the stimulus that produces the behaviour. : decrease in strength or occurrence of a behaviour after repeated exposure. Acoustic startle reflex: defensive response to loud, unexpected noise: eg. Give rat a loud noise, it will jump: repeat this noise, the jumping response (behaviour) will decrease over time. Orienting response: organism"s natural reaction to novel stimulus: eg. Babies fixate on a new item: repeat the same item, babies will fixate for a slower length of time. Pros of habituation: saving resources + time.
