States of Consciousness
Jen is trying to fall asleep but she has always had a fear of the dark so she leaves her bedroom light on. Why is this a bad idea?
it might not allow melatonin to rise
When John was 3 years old he was bitten by his neighbors fluffy white bunny. When he was 30 years old he ran out of a movie theater because the woman in front of him had on a fluffy white fur coat. What happened to John?
He generalized
Mary Beth has taken up knitting again. She learned from her grandmother when she was 8 years old and still remembers how at 35 years of age. What kind of memory is this?
implicit (non declarative) and procedural
When solving problems we run into obstacles. What cognitive obstacle seems to interfere with solving the 9 dot problem?
mental set (fixation)
This theory of multiple intelligence suggests different types of intelligence are independent from each other. What theory is this?
Gardner's
Jess goes through 4 sleep stage cycles every night what type of body rhythm is this
ultradian
Liza continually sucks her thumb to get her to stop her mother puts hot sauce on her thumb and Liza never sucks her thumb again. (Don't try this at home.) According to operant conditioning what happened her with Liza?
positive punishment
Andy got sick on a plane when he was 3 years old. When he was eight he's taking another trip as he boards the plane he's overcome with nausea. What kind of memory is this?
implicit (non declarative)
Why don't we advertise yogurt as having 10% fat. Alternatively we do say it's 90% fat free. Even though this is the same thing we always emphasize the 90% fat free. What kind of cognitive bias does this show?
framing
If you were an ad executive and you were working on an advertising campaign and you came up with 4 different ideas for this campaign, what kind of thinking is this?
divergent
What specific part of the eye sets our circadian clock?
ganglion cells
Phil comes in late every night so his Dad takes away his phone for a week, Phil comes home late twice as often. Acccording to instrumental conditioning what happened here
negative reinforcement
What part of the brain is implicated in remembering how to ride a bike?
basal ganglia
I see an animal in the distance and I notice it has four legs, is furry, and as I get closer I notice it barks and wags its tail. I think, Ah! It's a dog! How did I organize my thoughts?
Into a schema
James is a writer, he often writes about his own thoughts and feelings and about his life experiences. His writing is funny and very reflective. He's a good writer but he's more than than just that he also has a profound ability to be self-reflective. What kind of intelligence is this according to Gardner?
intrapersonal
According to the Lee and Wilson research on rats dreaming, what function do dreams serve?
memory for learning
Norman likes to hunt for rare birds so he can take pictures for his collection. He sees a rare bird on average once in a month of hunting. What partial schedule of reinforcement is this?
variable interval
What part of the brain is involved in memory for the associations from classical conditioning?
cerebellum
How many morphemes in the word "gentlemanliness"?
4
My kids are mad because the neighbor kids got $5 for every "A" on their report cards. Getting paid for grades is what kind of motivation?
performance related (extrinsic)
A man named Josiah was just diagnosed with fatal familial insomnia, if his brain was examined what part would you expect to show damage?
thalamus
Hilda went out drinking and then had pizza. Sadly from all the alcohol Hilda becomes pretty sick. A week later her roommate comes walking in eating a slice of pizza. Hilda immediately feels sick to her stomach. What happened
learned taste aversion (CC)
John is trying to remember the material for the second exam and so he is thinking of examples of implicit memory that happened in his life and then repeating the example but when he repeats it he builds it up with his existing memory. What type of memory strategy is this?
elaborative rehearsal
According to your text, one species seems to be transmitting tool use to their offspring. This species is?
chimps
That we instantly read this sentence to start to answer this question is what subpart of Sternberg's experiential subtheory of intelligence
automatization of skills