Glossary E

Expectations may refer to (1) what the investigator or the research participant anticipates about the experimental outcome; and (2) views held by oneself or by others about what would be appropriate behavior in a given situation or at a given stage of development.

Expected utility theory refers to a normative model of decision making in which the decision maker weights the personal importance and the probabilities of different outcomes in choosing among alternatives in order to maximize overall satisfaction of personal goals.

Deutsch: Erfahrungsabhängig / Español: Dependiente de la experiencia / Português: Dependente da experiência / Français: Dépendant de l'expérience / Italiano: Esperienza dipendente /

Experience-dependent is the neural connections that develop in response to experience.

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Experience-dependent plasticity refers to a process by which neurons adapt to the specific environment within which a person or animal lives. This is achieved when neurons change their response properties so they become tuned to respond best to stimuli that have been repeatedly experienced in the environment. Please see also Neural plasticity ; Selective rearing.

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Experience-dependent Processes (or Experience-dependent Synaptogenesis) refer to processes whereby synapses are formed and maintained as a result of the unique experiences of an individual. In contrast with Experience-expectant Processes.

Experience-expectant refers to the neural connections that develop under genetic influence, independent of experience, activity, or stimulation

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Experience-expectant growth refers to the process by which the wiring of the brain is organized by experiences that are common to most humans

- Experience-expectant Processes (or Experience-expectant Synaptogenesis) : Experience-expectant Processes (or Experience-expectant Synaptogenesis) refer to processes whereby synapses are formed and maintained when an organism has species-typical experiences; as a result, functions (such as vision) will develop for all members of a species, given a species-typical environment. In contrast with Experience-dependent Processes.