Motivation / Emotions
Sparked by the unknown & directed toward no specific goal
What is Curiosity
Use of 2 ways of processing information
What is Dual Encoding?
A relatively permanent change in behavior or knowledge that is a result of experience
What is Learning?
Perspective from which we interpret information before making a decision.
What is Framing?
Anything that sets you off emotionally & activates upsetting memories.
What is a Trigger?
State of balance & stability in which an organism functions optimally
What is Homeostasis
Memory for something we cannot readily express in words & may not be aware of having learned.
What is Implicit Memory?
Consequence of behavior change based on coercion
What is Punishment?
Ability to think logically and solve problems.
What is Fluid Intelligence?
Conditioned avoidance to certain foods.
What is Taste Aversion?
Emotions shared by people throughout the world, regardless of their culture
What are primary emotions?
Collection of past personal experiences.
What is Episodic Memory?
Conditioning technique designed to gradually reduce anxiety associated with objects or situations
What is Desensitization Therapy?
Thinking, Problem solving & Decision Making.
What are the 3 Cognitive Processes?
"If I go to work, I will get paid" is an example.
What is Positive Reinforcement?
The need to be with others, closely linked with fear & anxiety
What is Affiliation?
Keeping information in working memory by associating it with something you already know.
What is Elaborative Retrieval?
This strengthens behavior
What is a Positive Reinforcer?
Thinking that narrows its focus to solve a problem.
What is Convergent Thinking?
Refers to how effectively people perceive & understand their own emotions & those of others.
What is Emotional Intelligence?
States that motivated behavior is aimed at reducing a state of bodily tension or arousal
What is Drive Reduction Theory?
Process by which new information interferes with information previously learned.
What is Retrograde Interference?
Always elicited by a specific stimulus without training.
What is an Unconditioned Response (UR)?
The perception that air travel is more dangerous than highway travel is an example of this.
What is an Availability Heuristic?
3 basic memory processes.
What is Encoding, Storage & Retrieval?