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classical conditioning
operant conditioning
key terms
memory: types and stages
memory: processes and strategies
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A stimulus that causes an automatic, natural response
What is the unconditioned stimulus?
100
a consequence that increases the chances that a behavior will be repeated
What is reinforcement?
100
when one learns by watching and imitating others
What is observational learning?
100
memory of factual information
What is semantic memory?
100
translates information so that it can be stored
What is encoding?
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the type of learning that that is dependent upon associating 2 stimuli
What is classical conditioning?
200
the type of learning that is dependent on associating actions with their consequences
What is operant conditioning?
200
the type of learning that keep knowledge hidden until it is needed
What is latent learning?
200
the stage of memory that lasts about 15 seconds
What is short term memory?
200
remembering information by relating it to what you already know
What is elaborative rehearsal?
300
the repeated pairing of the CS with the UCS
What is conditioning?
300
a consequence that decreases the chances that a behavior will be repeated
What is punishment?
300
the reappearance, or revival, of a response that had previously been extinguished
What is spontaneous recovery?
300
the ability to remember visual stimuli for along time; also known as photographic memory
What is eidetic imagery?
300
memory loss that prevents a person from forming new memories
What is anterograde amnesia?
400
the conditioned stimulus in our classroom example of classical conditioning
What is the squeak of the squeaky toy?
400
breaking learning down into small steps that are reinforced
What is shaping?
400
gradual exposure to a feared stimulus, accompanied by relaxation techniques
What is systematic desensitization?
400
sensory memory that registers sounds
What is echoic memory?
400
something, like a an acronym or picture, that helps people remember information
What is a mnemonic device?
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the unconditioned response(UCR), and later the conditioned response (CR) in Pavlov's demonstration
What is salivation?
500
an example would be ignoring a child when she is acting out
What is punishment?
500
mental representations of the world that help us to organize and remember information
What are schemas?
500
being able to remember how to drive a car, even after not driving for awhile, is an example of this
What is implicit memory?
500
the process by which unpleasant or disturbing memories are pushed out of consciousness
What is repression?