Learning n, stuff
Types of learning
Mostly Memory
Mostly Memory tricks
100
A relatively permanent change in behavior or thinking due to experience is called:
What is ah, learning
100
Often, a conditioned response may be elicited not only by the original CS, but by a similar one as well. This is known as stimulus:
What is generalization
100
Operant conditioning involves forming associations between:
What is behavior and consequences.
100
Based on the textbook's discussion, memory competitors appear to differ from other people mainly in their:
What is memory strategies.
200
To which process in perception is the concept of habituation in learning MOST similar?
What is adaption
200
This scenario describes ______. Now that Alexis, a former cocaine user, no longer uses, her hands no longer shake and her heart no longer pounds when she hears a car pull into her driveway, like her dealer used to do in his car.
What is Extinction
200
Psychologists use the word _____ to refer to the processes whereby the brain collects, stores, and retrieves information for later use.
What is memory
200
The phenomenon of _____ imagery is fairly similar to what people commonly call "photographic memory."
What is eidetic
300
Imitation is associated with _____ while consequences are associated with _____.
What is observational learning; operant conditioning
300
After Carlotta consumed some poorly stored sushi on a hot day she became violently ill. Now she can't stand the sight of sushi. She has developed a:
What is Conditioned Taste Aversion
300
Which of the following sequences BEST reflects the order in which memory processes occur, from first to last?
What is encoding> storage> retrieval
300
The conscious repetition of information to ensure its survival in short-term memory is termed _____ rehearsal.
What is maintenance
400
_____ is credited for laying the foundation for the study of classical conditioning in psychology.
What is Ivan Pavlov
400
How is conditioned taste aversion an exception to the general principles of classical conditioning?
What is only one pairing is required
400
Preserving information is to accessing information as _____ is to _____.
What is storage; retrieval
400
Grouping pieces of information together to expand the capacity of short-term memory is called:
What is Chunking
500
A research assistant in a lab conditions dogs to salivate to the sound of a bell. During conditioning, the assistant deliberately manipulates the interval between the sound of the bell and the presentation of food. After conditioning, he measures how much the dog salivates when the bell is presented alone. The interval is the _____ variable. The amount of salivation is the _____ variable.
What is independent; dependent
500
Money is to food as _____ reinforcement is to _____ reinforcement.
What is Primary and Secondary
500
Almost everybody has had the feeling of knowing the answer to a question, but not being quite able to say it. This is called the "tip-of-the-tongue" phenomenon, and is a failure of:
What is retrieval.
500
Mnemonic strategies facilitate retention by encouraging:
What is Chunking and elaborative rehearsal.