Thinking & Intelligence
A mental representation of an object, event, or idea
What is a concept?
A limited capacity system for temporary storage and manipulation of information for complex tasks such as comprehension, learning, and reasoning
What is working memory?
Innate behaviors that are triggered by broad range of events
What is instinct?
Coral is motivated to complete her Bachelors so she can become a millionaire. What form of motivation is this..
What is extrinsic motivation?
Laura has a vision of a dog that has combined features of several dogs to create a general image in her mind. This is an example of what form of categorization.
What is a prototype?
After a car crash, Jolene is unable to form new memories, but she is able to remember events that happened prior to her injury. What form of amnesia is this.
What is anterograde amnesia?
Whenever Doris walked into her home her dog became excited. Doris started to ring her doorbell before walking into her home. Her dog started to become excited when the doorbell rang even when Doris was not there. Eventually her dog no longer responded to the doorbell after Doris continually was not there. This is an example of what...
What is extinction?
Erica believes that as soon as she heard someone offend her little brother her face became red, her heartrate increased and at the same time she was angry. This is consistent with which theory of emotion?
What is canon-bard theory?
Noelle was given a project and she quickly thought of multiple solutions that could work. This is an example of what type of thinking.
What is divergent?
Remembering an event a few years ago where you spent the afternoon with your grandmother cooking would be an example of what type of memory
What is episodic memory?
Charity was given a car since she helps watch after her siblings. What form of positive or negative punishment/reinforcement is this..
What is positive reinforcement?
Majority of the time Lotus feels cheerful, however after he was cancelled on for his date, he felt sad. After being cancelled on explains Lotus's what..
What is emotion?
Teresa's IQ score is a 85. Teresa knows that her parents IQ scores are around that range, but possibly a little higher. She grew up in a food dessert, which caused her to not eat nutritious foods. Thus her IQ score was in the low range of her expected IQ due to genetics. This explains the theory of...
What is Range of Reaction?
Jordie always studies for her online tests at the library, she also takes her online tests at the library because she's found it easier to retrieve information in the same setting she learns it. This is an example of what form of learning?
Every three vehicles that Ray sells he gets a bonus. What form of scheduled reinforcement is this?
What is fixed-ratio?
The brain areas involved in sexual motivation.
Joel was testing the validity of an assessment. Joel administered the assessment to hundreds of people at his University to determine the score ranges, means, etc. to allow for interpretation of the test.
What is norming?
Laura witnessed an assault. Since the assault, she keeps having traumatic images from the assault that get stuck in her head. Which memory error is this an example of...
What is Persistence?
A biological predisposition to rapidly learn a response to a particular class of stimuli
Preparedness
Area of the brain controls the emotional pathways
What is the thalamus?