Memory
A measure of explicit memory in which a person must retrieve and reproduce information
What is Recall
A person' emotional style and characteristic way of dealing with the world
What is Temperaments
Occurs when an organism responds in similar ways in order to elicit a reinforcer
What is Generalization
Cognitive rules we use to interpret the world
What is Schemata
If person goes blind, what area of the cerebral cortex is damaged
What is Occipital Lobes
A measure of explicit memory in which a person needs to only decide whether or no something has been previously encountered
What is Recognition
People with optimistic about their own ability to get things done
What is Self-Efficacy
Indication that learning has persisted over time
Memory
Changing our schemata to incorporate new information
What is Accommodation
What part of the forebrain is involved in eating, drinking, emotion and body temperature
What is the Hypothalamus
Detailed and vivid memories of surprising and emotional provoking events
What are Flashbulb memories
Freud thought boys went through a stage where had a sexual desire for their mothers
What is Oedipus Complex
Occurs when an organism responds in only in a very specific way to elicit a reinforcer
What is Operant Conditioning (Discrimination)
The inability to look at the world from anyone's perspective but our own
What is Egocentric
Which brain technique records "waves" of electrical activity using metal electrodes
What is EEG (Electroencephalograph)
A lapse of attention that results in a failure to recall information
What is Absentmindedness
A statistical techinique used to analyze results of personality tests
Factor Analysis
A practical use of operant conditioning used to get a desired behavior
What is Token Economy
The incorporation of experiences into existing schemata
What is Assimilation
What part of the hindbrain is concerned with sleep and arousal
What is Pons
Motivated forgetting that occurs consciously
What is Suppression
The percentage of variation between people that can be attributed to genetic factors
What is Heritability
Occurs when one suddenly realizes how to solve a problem
Insight learning
The ability to trace our thought processes and evaluate the effectiveness of how we solved a problem
What is Metacognition
Which Hemisphere of the brain excels at language logic and explanations of events
What is the Left Hemisphere