Classical Conditioning
Memory
Thinking and Intelligence
Operant Conditioning
Types of Conditioning
100
John touches a hot stove and burns his hand. This is a ___________________ response according to the classical conditioning theory.
What is Unconditional?
100
Marcus remembers his new locker combination by breaking the six numbers into three smaller groups: 15–24–38. What memory strategy is this?
What is chunking?
100
Jordan is trying to unlock a combination lock but cannot remember the exact combination. He tries several different number combinations, eliminating each one that does not work, until he finally finds the combination that opens the lock. What strategy is Jordan using?
What is trial and error?
100
Lucy's mom bought her a new toy for behaving well in church.
What is Positive Reinforcement?
100
Organisms learn the associations between two stimuli and as a result learn to anticipate events. Ivan Pavlov is the key psychologist in this type of learning.
What is Classical conditioning?
200
When Cheryl cuts onions, the vapors from the onion act as the ___________________ that naturally triggers tears.
What is Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS)?
200
During an investigation, an eyewitness originally remembers seeing a blue car. After another witness repeatedly mentions a black car, the eyewitness later becomes convinced that the car was black. What is this considered to be an example of?
What is the misinformation effect?
200
A child experiences extreme isolation for most of childhood and receives almost no exposure to spoken language. After being rescued at age 13, she learns many vocabulary words but never fully develops normal grammar and sentence structure. Psychologists use her case as evidence that there may be an important window during childhood for acquiring language. Who is this child?
Who is Genie Wiley?
200
Jacie wakes up to press the button on her alarm from beeping.
What is Negative Reinforcement?
200
A method of learning that uses rewards and punishment to modify behavior.
What is Operant conditioning?
300
Julia witnesses a terrible car accident, now she has a fear of driving.
Is the a Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS), Unconditioned Response (UCR), Neutral Stimulus (NS), Conditioned Stimulus (CS) or Conditioned Response (CR)?
What is a Conditioned Response?
300
After learning the names of the brain’s major structures, Jada repeats the names several times to keep the information active long enough to answer a question in class. What technique is this called?
What is rehearsal?
300
Taylor needs to tighten a loose screw but cannot find a screwdriver. A coin is sitting nearby, but Taylor does not consider using it because she only thinks of a coin as money. What is she displaying?
What is functional fixedness?
300
Coach Henry makes his players do push ups and sit ups when they are late for basketball practice.
What is Positive Punishment?
300
The key psychologist in Observational learning
Who is Albert Bandura?
400
The smell of coffee makes Avery feel alert and excited for the day.
Is this statement referring to the Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS), Unconditioned Response (UCR), Neutral Stimulus (NS), Conditioned Stimulus (CS) or Conditioned Response (CR)?
What is Conditioned Stimulus?
400
After suffering damage to the hippocampus, a patient can clearly describe events from childhood but has great difficulty forming new long-term explicit memories. What type of memory loss is this?
What is anterograde amnesia?
400
A student performs extremely well at understanding complex problems and comparing possible solutions but is less successful when dealing with everyday situations. According to Sternberg, this student demonstrates a high level of this type of intelligence(Triarchic Theory).
What is analytical intelligence?
400
Josh comes in two hours after his curfew, so his Dad takes away his car keys.
What is negative punishment?
400
Gina has an abnormal fear of gum disease. She got this fear when she saw that her mother brushed her teeth at least ten times a day and massaged her gums each time she brushed. When she asked her mother why she did this, her mother explained that she was afraid of getting gum disease. How was this fear learned?
What is Observational Learning?
500
The smell of a certain perfume before you've met someone who wears it would be a _____________ stimulus.
What is Neutral?
500
Name and explain what happens in each stage of the Multi Store Memory Model
1. Sensory
- Capacity: Immensely large / very high.
- Duration: Extremely brief, roughly 0.25 to 0.5 seconds.
2. Short-Term Memory
- Capacity: Limited, roughly 5 to 9 items (7 ± 2).
- Duration: Temporary, about 15 to 30 seconds.
3. Long-Term Memory
- Capacity: Potentially limitless.
- Duration: Permanent or indefinite (can last a lifetime).
500
Jordan is excellent at understanding other people's emotions, recognizing their motivations, resolving conflicts, and working effectively in groups. According to Gardner's theory, Jordan is demonstrating this intelligence.
What is interpersonal intelligence?
500
Samuel is pulled over for speeding, the officer writes him a ticket that is going to cost him over $200.
The ticket the officer writes is a ________________ punishment while the $200 he is going to have to pay to the court for the ticket is _______________ punishment.
What is positive and negative?
500
The key psychologist in operant conditioning?
Who is B.F Skinner?