Critical Period, Psychological
Also known asCritical Periods, Psychological · Period, Psychological Critical · Psychological Critical Period · Critical Period, Psychology · Critical Periods, Psychology · Period, Psychology Critical
Definition
A specific stage in animal and human development during which certain types of behavior normally are shaped and molded for life.
MeSH classification
- F02.463.425.209
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Association
A functional relationship between psychological phenomena of such nature that the presence of one tends to evoke the other; also, the proces…
Association Learning
The principle that items experienced together enter into a connection, so that one tends to reinstate the other.
Automatism
Automatic, mechanical, and apparently undirected behavior which is outside of conscious control.
Avoidance Learning
A response to a cue that is instrumental in avoiding a noxious experience.
Conditioning, Classical
Learning that takes place when a conditioned stimulus is paired with an unconditioned stimulus.
Conditioning, Eyelid
Reflex closure of the eyelid occurring as a result of classical conditioning.
Conditioning, Operant
Learning situations in which the sequence responses of the subject are instrumental in producing reinforcement. When the correct response oc…
Conditioning, Psychological
Simple form of learning involving the formation, strengthening, or weakening of an association between a stimulus and a response.
Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D003423) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗