Key Terms!
Mnemonic Device
A learning technique that aids information retention/retrieval in memory
What are the 3 primary functions of sleep?
restores neural growth, improves memory, protects against cell damage
Difference between iconic and echoic memory
Iconic memory is what you see with your eyes, echoic memory is what you hear
Whats the difference between observational learning and enactive learning
Observational learning is learning by watching others
Enactive learning is learning by doing
Whats is representative heuristic?
We use representative heuristic when making judgement about the probability of an event under uncertainty
tip- of- the- tongue- phenomenon
Failing to retrieve a word from memory but feeling as if its right on your tongue
Common sources of sleep deprivation
School, stress, drugs/alcohol, sleep disorders, work, etc.
The difference between semantic and episodic memory
Semantic memory is the memory of general facts, such as trivia or how you know your colors
Episodic memory is the memory you have from your own experiences
What are some examples of primary reinforces (remember primary reinforcement is something that is not learned)
Food, sleep, water, air
Making a judgement based on how easily an example, instance, or case comes to mind. What is this?
Availability Heuristic
Repression
The unconscious act of keeping thoughts, feelings, or impulses out of memory
What is sleep apnea
Forgetfulness of events after an injury or onset of a disease
Anterograde Amnesia
Examples of secondary reinforces. (Remember that secondary reinforcement is learned)
Money, rewards, toys, praise
The idea that multiple specific conditions are more probable then a single general one
Conjunction Fallacy
Suggestibility
A problem with memory that occurs when memories are implanted in our minds from another source
Difference between manifest and latent content of your dreams
Manifest- the very surface level, the actual contents of what happened in your dream
Latent- A much deeper meaning to your dream, trying to figure out what it meant to have that dream
Episodic memory
A man gets pulled over for speeding on the highway, the cop gives him a ticket for $200 for speeding, therefore this man is less likely to speed again. What type of operant conditioning is this?
Positive Punishment
Conformation Bias
The tendency to selectively attend to information that supports what you believe
You have a huge test coming up in the morning but you are unable to fall asleep. When you do finally fall asleep, you are unable to stay asleep for longer than an hour at a time. What are you experiencing?
Insomnia
John gets in a car accident and when he wakes up he cannot remember anything from his life before the accident. What is he experiencing?
Retrograde Amnesia
In Pavlov's experiment with his dogs what response/ stimulus did the food, the salvation, and the bell fall under?
Unconditioned Stimulus- The food
Unconditioned Response- Salvation
Neutral Stimulus- The bell
Conditioned Stimulus- The bell
Conditioned Response- Salvation