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Type of learning that encourages or discourages a behavior through reinforcement or punishment 

Operant Conditioning 

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A type of learning used with looking for what looks familiar (multiple choice test)

Recognition 

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Methodological process that guarantees the correct answer 

Algorithm 

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A form of observational learning where children copy behaviors of parents or imitate what they see

Modeling

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American psychologist who brought psychology course to the university 

William James

200

The bell used to make the dog salvage in Pavlov’s experiment

Neutral Stimulus 

200

The amount of digits for short-term memory

7-bits

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Tendency to search for information that only supports our mindset or personal belief 

Confirmation Bias

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The psychologist behind the “BoBo Doll” experiment

Albert Bandura

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Tube like structure a part of a neuron that transports neurotransmitters quickly

Axon

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A 10-day suspension is given to a student who cheats on their test

Positive Punishment

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Type of memory that includes lists of information and steps to complete tasks

Procedural Memory

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Effortless, immediate, feeling one gets when making a decision that rivals logical reasoning 

Intuition 

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a type of memory’s that is a distinct scene or moment in time (TV show memories)

Episodic 

300

The order of the development stages of learning, according to Piaget

Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational

400

The container used to show a behavior is learned through punishments and reinforcements (i.e. Rat)

Skinner Box or Operant Chamber

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Memory aids like “Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally” (Order of Operations)

Mnemonics

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Narrowing available problem solutions down to the best solution

Convergent Thinking 

400

When emotions are used as retrieval cues for a memory

State-Dependent Memory

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Parenting style where parent has a strict standard of expectations with high level of punishment 

Authoritarian 

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A case study used to show how certain animals have biological constraints 

Garcia & Koelling Taste-Aversion Case Study

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Name of the snail used in a case study to show neural processes for memory storage

Aplysia

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Any damage to parts of the brain dealing with speech or cortical areas

Aphasia

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Damage to this part of the brain deals with speech production

Broca’s Area

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Failing to see visible objects when attention is diverted elsewhere 

Inattentional Blindness

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