Consciousness and Sleep
This theory says that we sleep in order to give our brain time to grown, reorganize, and change.
What is brain plasticity theory?
Alex not only memorizes his key terms, but makes up examples, puts them in his own words, and applies them to his life. He is practicing this.
What is elaborative rehearsal?
I bring candy or cookies to SI every other week or so. This is an example of this type of schedule.
What is variable interval?
Mattel wants to release a new toy, so they tell their creative team to shout out as many different ideas as they can think of. This is an example of
What is divergent thinking?
This type of memory involves images and lasts for less than 1 second unless it is consciously engaged and focused on.
This type of memory involves sounds and can last 3-4 seconds but also must be engaged in to hold onto longer.
What are iconic and echoic memory?
This stage of sleep is known for dropping temperature and heartrate as well as the presence of sleep spindles and K complexes.
What is stage 2?
According to the information processing model, these are the 3 steps of memory.
What are encoding, storage, and retrieval?
My dog, Ripley, barks every time the doorbell rings at her house. My parents have a musical doorbell that sounds very different from mine. When I take her to their house, she does not bark when the doorbell rings. This is an example of
What is discrimination?
Calvin is impulsive, rash, and prone to mistakes in his decision making. He often relies on this type of thinking.
What is type 1?
Tanusha is great at multiple choice tests and trivia, but struggles with puzzles and problem-solving. She has high ____ intelligence and low _____ intelligence.
What are crystallized and fluid?
In this sleep disorder, breathing is interrupted during sleep causing short awakenings throughout the night. It is treated with continuous positive airway pressure.
What is sleep apnea?
Lucy cannot form new memories after her car accident. She only remembers events form before she was injured. This is an example of
What is anterograde amnesia?
Flora went swimming in a pond unsupervised and got yelled at. She now only swims with an adult around. Name the consequence, what type it is, and whether it is primary or secondary.
consequence- got yelled at
type- positive punishment
secondary
When Noah is told to go to bed, he refuses and gets upset. When asked if he would rather go to bed or do the dishes, he decides going to bed doesn't sound so bad when put that way. This is an example of
What is framing?
________ are psychoactive drugs such as alcohol and benzodiazepines that slow down bodily functions and enhance relaxation.
________ are psychoactive drugs such as caffeine and amphetamines that speed up bodily functions and enhance energy.
What are depressants and stimulants?
Eleanor follows a predictable sleep schedule every day. She wakes up around 7 am and becomes more alert until 11 am, when she starts to lose energy. She gets really tired and goes to sleep around 11 pm. This is an example of
What is circadian rhythm?
To help remember her key terms, Xueyan puts them to the tune of a song or makes an acronym. She is using this memorization technique.
What are mneumonics?
Jason disturbed a beehive at summer camp and got stung many times. Now the mere sight of a cabin makes him anxious. Name the NS, CS, US, CR, and UR.
NS/CS- cabin
US- bee stings
CR- anxiety
UR- anxiety/pain
At the flea market, Fiona sees something she likes and wants to get the cheapest price possible. Therefore, she offers $5 for it, even though she knows it is worth around $20. She knows this will make $5 the base point she and the seller work around. She is using this mental shortcut.
What is the anchoring heuristic?
This is a classical conditioning stimulus that causes no response.
This is a classical conditioning stimulus that causes and response without having to be trained.
What are neutral stimulus and unconditioned stimulus.
This part of the hypothalamus regulates melatonin. It is responsible for maintaining our internal clock.
What is the suprachiasmatic nucleus? (SCN)
I show two groups either a picture of a sandwich or a sponge. Then I give them the following word with a missing letter: SO_P. I ask the groups to fill in the missing letter. The group who saw the sandwich say SOUP, and the group who got the sponge say SOAP. This is an example of
What is priming?
Explain the Watson and Little Albert experiment.
Watson conditioned Little Albert to be afraid of white fluffy things by pairing a cute bunny with a loud noise. While Albert initially liked the bunny, he started to associate it with the loud noise that made him cry, as they were paired together. Eventually just the bunny would make him cry.
The airport baggage scale consistently reports bag weights as being around 500 pounds, despite the fact that they are obviously much lighter. How would you describe this in terms of reliability and validity?
Reliable but not valid
Compare and contrast Spearman's "g" and Gardner's multiple intelligences.
Both acknowledge multiple types of intelligence but Spearman's g connects all intelligences and says proficiency is one likely indicates proficiency in the others. Gardner's multiple intelligences are not necessarily linked to each other and one can have high levels of one and low of another. They are not combined into a general intelligence.