Classical Conditioning
Taste aversion demonstrates which concept of classical conditioning?
Biological preparedness and/or one-trial conditioning
Rewarding successive approximations of a desired behavior
Shaping
Cognitive maps are often used to demonstrate which type of learning?
Latent learning
Random assignment is necessary for which research method?
Experiment
What type of memory: knowing the formula to calculate the area of a square.
Semantic
Responding to stimuli similar to the CS:
Generalization
A toddler gets a sticker every time they use the potty.
Positive reinforcement
The process of learning a behavior by observing and imitating the actions of another person is called:
Modeling
Patient HM. HM, or Henry Gustav Molaison, was a severe amnesiac who had been the subject of countless psychological and neurological studies. This describes which research method?
Case study
A psychologist develops a new assessment instrument for depression. She gives it to a sample of clients and then, some time later, gives it to the same sample again. What aspect of the assessment is she evaluating?
Reliability
A conditioned response reappears after extinction without retraining. This is called:
Spontaneous Recovery
The Law of Effect states that behaviors are more likely to be repeated if:
they are followed by satisfying consequences
Kelly, a first-year student at a local university, is surprised at how easily she can locate the building and classroom for each of her classes on the first day of school. Kelly attributes her success to the campus tour she took the previous spring. Which of the following concepts best supports Kelly’s belief?
Latent learning
Researchers examined injury reports for 480 professional football games and determined there was an association between outdoor temperature and number of concussions reported. Which of the following best describes the type of research method used in this study?
Correlational study
Shaq has which sleep disorder that causes him to stop breathing periodically throughout the night?
Sleep apnea
In Pavlov’s experiment, the food was a:
Unconditioned Stimulus
A behavior reinforced every 3 times it occurs follows which schedule?
fixed ratio
After years of watching their mother drive a car, Rowan knows how to start the car when sitting in the driver’s seat for the first time. Which of the following types of learning best explains how Rowan acquired this new behavior?
Observational learning
List all ethical guidelines researchers must follow
I Do Care About Research Participants
informed consent, deception/debriefing, anonymity, IRB, protection from harm
When someone initially notices a ticking clock in a room as distracting, but over time, as they become accustomed to the sound, they stop paying attention to it and no longer perceive it as bothersome
Habituation
In experiments in classical conditioning, the dog's salivation to food and a tone was considered which of the following?
both an unconditioned and a conditioned response
Responses extinguish fastest when they are learned through which type of reinforcement schedule?
Continuous
Dylan has difficulty solving a physics problem in class. The next day, he suddenly thinks of a solution to the problem as he is watching a friend play the guitar. The thought process that Dylan experienced is an example of
Insight learning
The extent to which the results of a psychological study can be applied to a broader population or different situations:
generalizability
A loss of motor coordination would likely result from damage to which brain structure that is also involved in procedural memory?
Cerebellum