Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Memory and Thought
Motivation and Emotion
Hodge Podge
100
In the experiment involving Pavlov's dog, the bell acted as this before it became a Conditioned Stimulus.
What is a Neutral Stimulus
100
A stimulus or event that follows a response and increases the likelihood that the response is repeated.
What is a Reinforcement
100
Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally & Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge are examples of this.
What is a Mnemonic Device
100
A set of complex reactions to stimuli involving subjective feelings, physiological arousal, and observable behavior.
What are Emotions
100
The type of learning exhibited in the Bobo the Clown experiment.
What is Observational Learning
200
If Pavlov's dog were to respond the same way he did to the bell with other stimuli (honking of a horn, snapping of fingers, stomping of feet) then he is experiencing this.
What is Generalization
200
A stimulus which is naturally rewarding, such as food or water
What is a Primary Reinforcer
200
The 3 stages of memory
What is (1) Encoding (2) Storing (3) Retrieving
200
Biological or psychological requirement of an organism.
What is a Need
200
This type of map enables an individual to locate keys in the dark, navigate familiar surroundings, and helps arrange keys on the keyboard.
What is a Cognitive Map
300
Pavlov's dog was not given food after the bell was rung over a period of time. In subsequent attempts Pavlov's dog does not salivate at all when the bell is rung. This is otherwise known as...
What is Extinction
300
When a painful or unpleasant stimulus is removed. For instance, you have a cavity so you decide to not eat candy.
What is a Negative Punishment
300
A psychological memory phenomenon where people recall bits of information --- usually 5-9 pieces of information at a time.
What is Chuncking
300
When Harry Harlow experimented with clothed and wired surrogate mother monkeys he was using this form of motivation --- a state of tension produced by a need that motivates an organism toward a goal.
What is Drive Theory
300
The original Whitehall Study investigated social determinants of health, specifically the cardiovascular disease prevalence and mortality rates among British civil servants between the ages of 20 and 64. What were the results of this study? (Hint: Kevin & Sarah)
Kevin: Poor physical and mental health Sarah: Excellent physical and mental health
400
In the following scenario identify the (NS), (US), (UR), (CS), and (CR). Every time you take your kids out in the car, you drive through McDonalds and get dinner. Now whenever you rattle your keys, your kids come running.
(NS) Rattling of Keys (US) McDonald's (UR) Getting in the Car (CS) Rattling of Keys (CR) Kids running to the car
400
Giving a child a treat every time they do a welcomed task (cleaning up their room) is an example of this type of reinforcement.
What is Positive Reinforcement
400
When we store lists, we have a hard time remembering information from the middle --- when we recall the items at the beginning of a list we call it ______________, when we recall the items at the end of a list we call it ______________.
What is the Primacy and Recency Effect
400
The 3 tiers of Maslow's hierarchy of needs
What is (1) Fundamental Needs (2) Psychological Needs (3) Self-Actualization
400
Dr. Sapolsky's first baboon troop, the Keekorock, exhibited greater social cohesion and payed greater care toward one another. What made this possible?
What is the removal of dominant males from the troop.
500
A young girl was bitten by the neighbor’s poodle. Before the event, she always enjoyed playing with dogs. Now she has become fearful of all dogs. She has... A. Discriminated against the poodle. B. Generalized her fear. C. Developed an aversion to dogs. D. Extinguished her love of dogs.
C. Developed an aversion to dogs.
500
The four possible schedules of reinforcement (Hint: draw a quadrant)
(1) Fixed-Ratio (2) Variable-Ratio (3) Fixed-Interval (4) Variable-Interval
500
The Gorilla passing through the group of students passing a basketball was an example of this --- otherwise known as the "cocktail party effect"
What is Selective Attention
500
When Harry Harlow experimented with clothed and wired surrogate mother monkeys he was using this form of motivation --- a state of tension produced by a need that motivates an organism toward a goal.
What is Drive Theory
500
You were frightened at a movie while a certain song was playing in the background. The next week you hear the song on the radio. Your heart races. The music has become a(n) A. Conditioned Stimulus (CS) B. Unconditioned Stimulus (US) C. Conditioned Response (CR) D. Unconditioned Response (UR)
(A) Conditioned Stimulus