Memory
How long does short term memory last?
Around 20 seconds
True or False: Reinforcement is NEGATIVE if removing it strengthens a response?
True
Classical conditioning is often used in helping people get rid of
Fear
Episodic Memory is:
A person's memory of his/her own life
Learning or conditioning can also be called:
Shaping
Another term for Short-Term Memory is:
Working Memory
Operant conditioning focuses on how reinforcement affects what?
Voluntary behavior
In Classical Conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus elicits a _____ response?
Automatic
What are the three memory processes?
Encoding, Storage, and Retrieval
Unconditioned Stimuli do what?
produces a response without prior learning
Define: Schemas
FRAMEWORKS YOU USE TO MAKE SENSE OF THE WORLD
Define: Punishment
An unpleasant consequence that decreases the frequency of the response that produced it.
To achieve the best results, when should the conditioned stimulus be presented?
Before the unconditioned response
Memory retrieval depends on:
The efficiency of the Encoding and Storage
Define: Extinction
The weakening of a conditioned response with absence of unconditioned stimuli
Define: chunking
GROUPING INFO TOGETHER SO THAT IT IS EASILY RETRIEVED FROM THE MEMORY
Operant Conditioning focuses on:
How reinforcements affect voluntary behavior
To be established, a memory must be:
Encoded through one of the senses
Visual Codes are used when:
You attempt to keep a mental picture of the information while encoding.
An increase in behavior that results from the removal of a negative stimulus
Negative Reinforcement
Recall is when:
The person comes up with a memory on their own, without any clues.