Sensation/perception
Learning
Thinking and Intelligence
Memory
Miscellaneous
100

Refers to the minimum amount of stimulus energy required to be detected 50% of the time

Absolute threshold

100

What is positive reinforcement 

Something added to increase the livelihood of a behavior 

100

What is Intelligence 

British psychologist Charles Spearman believed intelligence consisted of one general factor, called g, which could be measured and compared among individuals.

100

which are the three basic functions of memory?

Encoding, Storage, and Retrieval.

100

which is the correct order of steps in that modeling process ?

Attention,Retention, Repodruction,Motivation 

200

The Visible spectrum includes light that ranges from about  

400-700 nm

200

Classical Conditioning

is a process by which we learn to associate stimuli and, consequently, to anticipate events.

200

What are the components of language

Lexicon and grammar 

200

What are the two major types of long term memory and how do they differ?

Explicit ( declarative) memory: conscious recollection of facts/events. Implicit (non-declarative) memory: unconscious memory (e.g., skills conditioned responses 

300

What is signals detection theory

The ability to identify a stimulus when it is embedded in a distracting background is called

300

Modeling Process

retention, reproduction, attention and motivation

300

Ivan Pavlovs

Scientist known for his experimental in classical conditioning

300

Schachter's seven sins of memory

transience, absentmindedness, blocking, misattribution,suggestibility,bias, persistence

400

What is Gestalt psychology principles

Proximity,Similarity,Continuity,Closure,Figure–Ground, Common Fate

400

3 basic forms of learing

classical conditioning, operant conditioning, observational learning.

400

Standardization

manner of administration, Scoring, interpretation of results is consistent 

400

what are explicit memories

they are those we consciously try to remember, recall and report.

500

auditory system differentiate among various pitches?

temporal theory of pitch perception asserts that frequency, place theory of pitch perception suggests portions of the basilar membrane are sensitive to sounds of different frequencies.

500

psychologist Albert Bandura’s ideas about learning Theory?

Bandura and other researchers proposed a brand of behaviorism called social learning theory,

500

Development of Triarchic Theory

Robert Sternberg

500

what type of amnesia involves the loss of memory for events that occurred before a trauma 

retrograde amnesia