memory
what are the 3 steps to create a memory
encoding, storage, retrieval
what is it called when you know you know something but you just can't think of the word for it
tip of the tongue
giving an animal a treat every 10 seconds if they successfully complete a task is what schedule of reinforcement
interval
which stimulus should have no effect on the learner before anything happens
neutral stimulus
if you are given a math problem and the answer and asked to figure out how you get to the answer
repeating something to yourself multiple times so you remember it is what type of remembering
phonological loop
remembering only the first 3 items on a grocery list would be what type of memory issue
primacy
kicking a soccer ball would be reinforced outside but not inside
partial reinforcement
using a conditioned stimulus (learned behavior) as a que for another neutral stimulus
higher order conditioning
trying multiple different solutions until you find the right one
trial and error
what part of the brain helps create memories
hippocampus
a traumatic injury causes you to forget the memories leading up to the event, what type of memory issue is this
retrograde amnesia
when you want a behavior to decrease, so you take something away from the learner
negative punishment
my dog know that opening the drawer means I am getting the leash to take him on a walk, when we go to my grandma's house the sound of a drawer opening does not affect him
renewal effect
breaking a problem into smaller tasks
subgoals
what type of memory is used for remembering factual info
semantic which is a subdivision of declarative
If I tell someone something and they say "where did you learn that" and I think I made it up because I forgot where I learned it
cryptoamnesia
if a dog is trained to sit after the owner says "sit" and the dog gets confused and sits down when he hears the word "fit"
generalization
at which part of classical conditioning is the learning actually occurring
conditioned stimulus- pairs neutral w unconditioned, bell w food
which type of association (operant/classical) involves conscious behavior
operant
in anatomy lab we often remember the bones based on how they relate to our own bodies, for example holding a forearm bone up to our own forearm to remembering how the bone fits into our skeleton is what type of remembering
self referent encoding- associating oneself with the thing you are trying to remember
If I am trying to remember information for my psychotherapy test next week but information from my previous psych classes confuses me that is what type of interference
proactive interference- old interferes w new
You fail your test so for the next test you put your phone away for 2 hours so you cannot touch it and study uninterrupted, what type of operant conditioning is this
negative punishment for taking the phone away (-) and punishment for wanting the failing tests to decrease
could be argued that it is negative reinforcement because take phone away (-) and reinforcement to increase study time
which response occurs when shown the unconditioned stimulus
unconditioned response- natural response
imitation