Learning (Part 1)
Developing an aversion to food that once made you sick is an example of ____ conditioning.
Classical
Fixed ratio
Which memory process is responsible for pulling information out of long-term memory?
Retrieval
The forgetting curve shows that memory retention declines ____ before stabilizing over time.
Quickly
When faced with a stressful situation, our ___ nervous system is called into action
Sympathetic
When my dog was a puppy, seeing a leash had no impact on him. Now when he sees me grab his leash, he gets very excited! The leash in this example is both a ____ and _____ stimulus.
Neutral; conditioned
Some elementary schools take away recess when students misbehave. What type of operant conditioning are these schools using?
Negative punishment
When asked a question about the books of the Torah on a religious education exam, Joanne correctly remembers each one. In this instance, Joanne is using her ____ memory to answer the question.
Semantic
At the beginning of the fall semester, Kelsey finds herself walking to Westerlin (where she lived last year) even though she currently lives in Erickson. Kelsey's memory error is due to _____ interference.
Proactive
Some individuals are more likely to face challenges with their health because of the genes they inherited from their parents. Which factor of the biopsychosocial model does this example best represent?
Biological
When Maren was little, she was attacked by a duck. Now, Maren fears most large birds, including swans and geese. Maren's fear is an example of _____.
Generalization
Tammy wants to motivate her son to complete his math homework, so she gives him a sticker after every problem he completes correctly. Tammy is using a ____ schedule of reinforcement.
Continuous
The door study showed that there are limits to our ____ memory store.
Sensory
During a recent football game, Kevin was tackled so fiercely that it resulted in a concussion. Kevin is having a hard time remembering game day and what happened leading up to the tackle. Kevin's memory lapse is an example of ____ amnesia.
Retrograde
Your boss tells you that you need to relocate to London to continue your job. As you hear this news, you experience a _____ appraisal, where you decide if the move will be a challenge or a threat.
Primary
How is a conditioned response different from an unconditioned response?
A CR happens in response to a conditioned stimulus (CS; a learned association), where as a UCR happens in response to an unconditioned stimulus (UCS; something that is naturally occurring).
You clean the bathroom by wiping away the dirt that has built up over the week. What type of operant conditioning is this?
Negative reinforcement
Seth just learned that his final exam will take place in a different room than where his class normally meets. To make sure that his memory is robust, he decides to study in a few different locations. What is the name of the principle that supports Seth's study decision?
Encoding specificity
Deterioration in the brain of Alzheimer's patients has been associated with a build up of ___ and ___.
Plaque and tangles
Many students get sick during finals week. They are most likely in the ____ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.
Exhaustion
Tommy's older sister had screen time taken away because she did not clean her room. Now, Tommy makes sure his room is very clean so that he can keep his screen time. This scenario is an example of ____.
Vicarious conditioning
The law of _____ states that behaviors that are followed by positive outcomes are more likely to be repeated, while behaviors that are followed by a negative outcome are less likely to be repeated.
Effect
Hermione accurately recalls the last spell she studied, but has trouble recalling the spells she read before that. Her memory for the last spell is sharpened by the ____.
Recency effect
In class, we did a demonstration where many students mistakenly wrote that "needle" appeared on a list of words we studied. What is the name of that procedure?
Deese-Roediger-McDermott (DRM) procedure
Mary is stressed about an upcoming interview for a summer internship. Mary's stress can best be described as _____ distress.
Acute