Choices have consequences
The type of consequence that strengthens a behavior
reinforcement
In the Little Albert study, the white rat became this when paired with the unconditioned stimulus (US)
Conditioned Stimulus (CS)
This type of memory vanishes within a second
Iconic memory
this phenomena arises when your pupils dilate, your skin perspires, your heart beats faster, you start breathing quicker, and your digestion stops.
emotional/physiological arousal
When you are only processing words on a basic level
shallow processing
rewarding steps of a behavior until the full task can be accomplished
shaping
Undoing a conditioned response
Counterconditioning
Inability to form new memories
Anterograde amnesia
this facial expression is the most commonly recognized expression across cultures
happiness/smiling
When emotions from one event influence your response to the next event
A coach requires extra laps after a player skips practice.
positive punishment
When the conditioned response appears even after it went extinct for a time
spontaneous recovery
When older information gets in the way of new info being learned
proactive interference
this term is used to describe when behaving a certain way awakens emotions
Behavioral feedback effect
Learning a behavior because you see another person being rewarded
Vicarious reinforcement
receiving a paycheck at the end of the month is what type of reinforcer
delayed
A child hears the ice cream truck's song every time the ice cream truck arrives. Eventually, the child gets excited when hearing that specific song, but not when hearing other music from passing cars.
Without this, you can't consolidate your memories
hippocampus/sleep
This theory holds emotion involved physical arousal and a conscious interpretation of that arousal.
two-factory theory
when unconscious things in your environment activate certain memories being recalled (e.g., seeing a beach and remembering something about vacation)
priming
Using aspirin to treat a headache.
negative reinforcement
A student gets several painful flu shots at a campus health clinic. Later, just seeing the clinic building makes them feel nervous. Identify the US, UR, CS, and CR.
US = Flu shot pain
UR = Fear/nervousness
CS = Clinic building
CR = Fear/nervousness when seeing the clinic
Remember piece of info, but misremember where, how, when it was learned
Source amnesia
"we feel sorry because we cry"
James-Lange Theory (arousal comes before emotion(
encoding information directly into long-term storage without relying on short-term memory
automatic processing