reinforcement and punishments
giving chores because a kid did something bad is what kind of reinforcement
positive punishment
what is it called when a stimulusis activates a receptor
sensation
how many major learning types are there
three major ones
how many procceses of memory are there
three
what is short term memory
A memory that is in your conscious at any given moment, but isn’t yet stored for the long-term.
taking away a child's phone is what kind of reinforcement
negative punishment
what is the weakest amount of stimulus that a person can detect
absolute threshold
animals can be trained to behave in these ways (true or false)
true
what is memory
input, storage and retrieval of what has been learned or experienced
crunching is a good way to study for tests
false
giving a grade extension due to good behavior is what kind of reinforcement
positive reinforcement
what is the study of relationships between the senses and physical stimuli that causes them
Psychophysics
what is operant conditioning
a reasponse increased or decreased due to renfourcement or punishments
what is the endcoding process
the transforming of information so the nervous system can process it.
what is chunking
the process of grouping items to make them easier to remember.
taking away homework is what kind of reinforcement
negative reinforcement
what is extra sensory perception
abality to gain information in a way that's not through the ordinary senses
what is classical conditioning
a neutral stimulus is associated with a natural response
what is the storage process
information is retained over time
what is maitnance rehersal
repeating information to yourself, but not attempting to create any meaning.
what is the difference between negative reinforcements and positive
negative is taking away something while positive is giving something
what are the senses
touch, smell, hearing, taste, sight, vestibular, kinesthesis
what is observational learning
learning occues through visual understanding and imatation of others
what is the retrivial process
when information is brought to mind from storage.
what is working memory
important for problem solving (short-term memory that rapidly processes info)