PS261 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Startle Response, Reflex Arc, Supernormal Stimulus
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Elicited behaviour, habituation and sensitization sensory interneuron motor neuron these make up the reflex arc. Elicited behaviour is behaviour that occurs in reaction to specific environmental stimuli; responses range from simple reflexes to more complex behaviour sequences. Elicited responses are involved in two of the most basic and common forms of behavioural change; habituation and sensitization (potentially involved in all learning processes) Organisms were born with pre-existing behaviour systems and tendencies that set limits on how learning occurs and what the impact of learning can be closer to the nativist position. All animals react to events in their environments, much of behaviour occurs in reaction to stimuli. A reflex involves two closely related events; an eliciting stimulus and a corresponding response the stimulus and response are linked as a consequence of the nervous system. Reflex arc: enables a stimulus to elicit a reflex response; keep in mind that additional neural structures are also involved in the elicitation of reflexes.
