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Module 29
UNIT 4 Biology, Cognition, and Learning
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Instinctive Drift | the tendency of learned behavior to gradually revert to biologically predisposed patterns. |
| Cognitive Map | a mental representation of the layout of one's environment. For example, after exploring a maze, rats act as if they have learned a cognitive map of it. |
| Latent Learning | Learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it. |
| Insight | a sudden realization of a problem's solution; contrasts with strategy-based solutions. |
| Intrinsic Motivation | a desire to perform a behavior effectively for tis own sake. |
| Extrinsic Motivation | a desire to perform a behavior to receive promised rewards or avoid threatened punishment. |
| Problem-Focused Coping | attempting to alleviate stress directly--by changing the stressor or the way we interact with that stressor. |
| Emotion-Focused Coping | attempting to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor and attending to emotional needs related to our stress reaction. |
| Personal Control | our sense of controlling our environment rather than feeling helpless. |
| External Locus of Control | the perception that chance or outside forces beyond our personal control determine our fate. |
| Internal Locus of Control | the perception that we control our own fate. |
| Self-Control | the ability to control impulses and delay short-term gratification for greater long-term rewards. |
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