Ch.1
Psychology is the:
scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Correlation does not equal this...
CAUSATION
What is an unconditioned response?
A natural response to a natural stimuli.
The 3 steps of how we create a memory
We 1) 2)encode 3) retrieve it
What is my dog's name?
Gunther
Positive psychology is different from traditional psychology because:
It studies what is RIGHT with people.
What is the correlation coefficient range?
-1 to +1
Who was the "father" of behaviorism?
John. B Watson
This is the type of processing we do unconsciously.
Automatic processing
What movie shows a good example of anterograde amnesia I mentioned in class?
50 First Dates
What do behavioral psychologists do ?
They study human behavior in the context of behavior is not involved with cognition/emotions.
How was it determined in the Standford Prison Experiment who would be guards vs prisoners?
It was random
Coin toss
What is higher order (second order) conditioning?
When you add an additional unconditioned stimulus,so eventually the same conditioned response happens to that new stimulus.
How can bias affect our memory?
It is a distortion, it can distort memory.
Why does video game music help you study/concentrate more?
It is engineered to keep you engaged in the game, so it engages you in other tasks.
T/F: The different theoretical basis for psychology are supplemental, and build on each other.
TRUE
They all show different angles of the big picture.
Why is it hard to study human behavior?
Humans are not predictable.
What is social learning?
Learning responses, etc from social interactions, or observing social interactions.
What can suggestibility result in?
1) misidentified suspects
2) false confessions
3) false memories/repressed memories
T or F, mental illness can cause memory loss
True
T/F: The only kind of career in psychology involves giving therapy to people.
FALSE
Industrial/organizational
etc.
Why was the Tuskegee Syphilis experiment unethical?
1) they were not given informed consent
2) they were not told important information regarding their status of health
3) they were given too much "reward" to ensure they would remain
What is the difference between operant conditioning and classical conditioning?
1) The timing of the stimulus
2) Operant conditioning is based on reward/punishment, and classical is associating an innate behavior with a new stimuli.
3) You learn a new behavior with operant, while classical is already known behaviors.
What are the types of "sins of memory"
1) Forgetting
2) Distortion
3) Intrusion
If you have watched the videos, what do I call my videos?
"Filming During my Lunch Break"