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As a resident in Aikahi who lives by a smelly body of water, you probably don't smell the stench any longer because of...
Sensory Adaptation
100
What is intrinsic motiviation
Internal motivation: you are going to school purely for yourself.
100
What is the brain memory storage process? (hint: three stages)
Encode --> Storage --> retrieval
100
What is cognition
How the human mind works, thinks, and, processes things. Also one of the 7 perspectives of psychology we learned in Chapter 1
100
What is a balance of physiological need (some theorize psychological as well)
Homeostasis
200
pseudoscience concerned with the investigation of paranormal and psychic phenomena which includes telepathy, precognition, clairvoyance, psychokinesis, near-death experiences, reincarnation, apparitional experiences, and other paranormal claims.
Parapsychology
200
The bozo doll experiment where children learned to be aggressive after observing adults being aggressive is an example of what?
Observational learning
200
What is the serial position effect?
The tendency of a person to recall the first and last items in a series/list. (We remember the middle items the worst)
200
What is a prototype?
Generally, an time, person, or event believed to be the typical example or representation for a category. Example: Male: The rock Female: Beyonce!
200
What is motivation
a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior.
300
What is the theory that we can control our pain sensation by being able to actively block the message on a point in your spine.
Gate-control theory
300
What is the difference between classical and operant conditioning?
-stimulus = responseOperant- Reward and Punishement
300
What is the difference between iconic and echoic memory?
Iconic memory: Visual memory Echoic memory: Auditory memory
300
What is the difference between an algorithmic and heuristic strategies of problem solving?
Algorithm - step by step procedure that will ALWAYS produce a correct solution Heuristic: A mental short cut strategy that may or may not work. Using this strategy allows people to simplify complicated problems. Explores all possible states of the problem.
300
What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
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What is bottom-up and top-down processing
Bottom-up: Use senses to take in colors, shapes, angles, lines. (Sensation) Top-down: Apply knowledge and perceive/label things. (Perception)
400
In Pavlov's experiment with conditioning dog, identify the NS, UR, US, CR, and CS.
UR: Salivate US: Food NS: Bell tone CS: Bell tone CR: Salivate
400
Proactive:When you are trying to remember stuff at the end but stuff from the beginning keeps interfering Retroactive:when newly learned information interferes with and impedes the recall of previously learned information.
What is the difference between proactive and retroactive interference
400
What are the 4 stages in language development?
1. Babble stage 2. one-word stage 3. Two-word stage 4. Complex
400
What is a positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior.
Incentive!
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What is the difference between absolute and difference threshold?
Absolute: Minimal stimulus need for a conscious notice. (name called) Difference: Minimal change in stimulus needed in order to notice change. (lights, sound)
500
Give an example of fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement
Every 10 drinks you buy at the Hub you get one free!
500
What is the serial position effect?
The concept that we tend to remember the first and last things presented to us on a list while not recalling the middle so easily. ex. List of words
500
How do you determine IQ?
IQ = MA/CA * 100 MA = mental age CA = Calendar age
500
What is... 1. James-Lange theory 2. Cannon- bard theory 3. Two factor theory answer two of the statments
1. James- Lange theory: (Emotion) This theory states that our emotions are caused by our interpretation of bodily reactions. 2. Cannon-bard theory: (Emotion) emotions and bodily changes do not share a cause-and-effect relationship. Rather, they occur simultaneously, following a stimulating event. 3. Two factor theory: states that there are certain factors in the workplace that cause job satisfaction (motivation), while a separate set of factors cause dissatisfaction(Hygiene).