Consciousness
What is Selective Attention
The capacity for or process of reacting to one stimuli selectively when several occur simultaneously.
What animal did Pavlov accidentally
His dog
Name 2 out of the 3 retention of memory processes
Encoding, Storage, Retrieval
What is the Difference between Nature and Nurture
Nature is Biological inheritance vs Nurture is Environmental experiences
What is Persistence
Continued efforts or determination to achieve a goal
What is Arousal
Is the physiological state of being engaged with the environment
What is positive reinforcement
adding something pleasant after a behavior to increase the chance that the behavior will happen again.
What is the limit for short term memory in seconds
30 secconds
What is Egocentrism
Egocentrism is the inability to see things from another person’s perspective
What is Drive reduction theory
As a drive becomes stronger, we are motivated to reduce it
What is Manifest Content
elements of the dreams that are consciously experienced and remembered
What is Thorndike’s law of effect
Behaviors followed by satisfying consequences are more likely to be repeated, while behaviors followed by unpleasant consequences are less likely to be repeated.
Components of short-term and attention that allows us to hold information temporarily as we perform cognitive tasks
What is Intuitive reasoning
Thinking is intuitive children make judgements based on gut feelings rather than logic
Name Maslow's hierarchy of needs from bottom to the top
Physiological, Safety, Social, Esteem, Self-actualization
What is Controlled processing
The most alert states of human consciousness, individuals actively focus their efforts toward a goal
Difference between Classical Conditioning and Operant Conditioning
Classical conditioning is learning by associating two stimuli, while Operant conditioning is learning through rewards and punishments for behavior.
What is Atkinson- Shiffrin Theory
Memory storage involves three separate systems
Name the four parenting styles
Authoritarian, Authoritative, Permissive and Neglectful
What neurotransmitters are linked to
Dopamine & endorphins
What is the difference between Serial conscious processing and Unconscious parallel processing
Serial conscious processing handles one task at a time with all your attention while Unconscious parallel processing happens automatically
What is an Neutral stimulus
A stimulus that has not been paired with the Unconditioned stimulus and elicits no response
Name the levels of processing in encoding
Shallow ( physical traits), Intermediate (category label), Deep (meaning personal experience)
What parenting style is this "I know you can decide how much candy to eat tonight, but remember too much sugar can make you feel sick tomorrow."
Permissive
Who's theory follows this order Stimulus →physiological →cognitive label→emotion
Schacter- singer two factor theory