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Well, that RINGS a BELL...
I think I saw this somewhere...?
I'm making such a rational decision...
Feeling the world?
Perceiving or Deceived?
100
A Skinnerian learning procedure that begins by reinforcing an approximation of the desired behavior instead of focusing on the desired behavior
Shaping
100
What is a type of memory that is related to your general knowledge about the world that is UNrelated to your personal experience?
Semantic Memory
100
What is one type of mental representations of information that accompanies physical characteristics of what they represent?
Analogical Representation
100
knowledge, expectations, or past experiences shape the interpretation of sensory information because we are relying on....?
top-down processing
100
What is a form of a simple learning that increases your behavioral reaction?
Sensitization
200
In behaviorist terms, the REMOVAL of a DESIRABLE stimulus (e.g., "grounding," banning a child from doing something, revoking a driver's license, etc.) (TWO words)
Negative Punishment
200
In his preparation for his upcoming GRE test, David has been trying to memorize a long list of words organized in an alphabetical order. He seems to be doing fine with words that start with "a", "b", "c",... but he keeps getting trouble remembering words that begin with alphabetical letters that appear later in the list, such as "t" "y" & "z". This is because of...? (Two Words)
Proactive Interference
200
This is one way to organize symbolic knowledge based on the best member of the category. Robin is a good representative of birds, while penguin is not. This model is...?
Prototype
200
The process by which sensory stimuli are converted to signals the brain can interpret is called...?
Transduction
200
A decrease in sensitivity to a constant level of stimulation is referred to as...?
Sensory Adaptation
300
The schedule from which learned behaviors best endure over time (TWO words)
Intermittent (Partial) Reinforcement
300
What are the three stages in memory formation?
Encoding -> Storage (Consolidation) -> Retrieval
300
When you think about going to a lecture, an anticipated sequence of events come into your mind. This is because of...?
Script
300
This law suggests that the noticeable difference between two stimuli depend on the proportion of the original stimulus rather than on a fixed amount of difference
Weber's Law
300
Ben had been getting annoyed by his parents who constantly criticized him for his poor performance on his tests. In order to get away from this criticism, he decided to study and managed to score a little better on his Psychology midterm. What kind of learning is it?
Avoidance Learning
400
An association between a neutral stimulus and unconditioned stimulus will NOT be formed unless it provides new information about unconditioned response. What is this phenomena?
Blocking
400
Sarah goes on a blind date with Robert who reminds her of her dad who had passed away few years ago. Although Sarah is not consciously aware of this, she instantly feels like she's falling in love with Robert. Why is this happening?
Priming
400
A tendency to see objects and properties in terms of their most common use is called...
Functional Fixedness
400
What is the sensory receptor that receives auditory input from the surroundings? Where is it located?
Hair cells in cochlea
400
The tendency to perceive objects as being consistent in size, shape and lightness/color is called...?
Perceptual Constancy
500
What is a therapeutic technique that helps individuals overcome their phobia by associating anxiety stimuli with incompatible responses? (Two Words)
Systematic Desensitization
500
This principle states that when we form new memories, we are storing not only the semantic information, but also the context and affects so retrieval becomes easier in the same environment in which it was learned. (Two Words)
Encoding Specificity
500
People tend to make a decision based on the first piece of information that is presented to them. This happens because of....? (One kind of heuristics)
Anchoring
500
Our ability to make decisions about sensory experience (or other experiences) are based on two criterion and they are...?
Sensitivity & Response Bias
500
This idea dictates how we segregate our visual input into a part that stands out and the rest. It is...?
Figure-Ground Organization