adaptive act

adaptive act

the process whereby an organism learns to make the appropriate responses that are needed for an adjustment to the environment. For example, a caged pigeon learns to peck on a lighted key in order to receive food.

Related Terms

dipsomania

dipsomania n. an obsolete term for compulsive alcoholic dri...

slow muscle fiber

slow muscle fiber a type of muscle fiber found in skeletal...

action research

action research 1. as originally defined in the mid-1940s b...

misoneism

misoneism n. an extreme resistance to change and intoleranc...

erect

erect adj. 1. upright or vertical. See piloerec...

suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)

Sorry, "suprachiasmatic-nucleus-scn" is not in the Dictionary of Psychology. Ple...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter A

Browse by Letter

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z