Studied by 5 people
Which of the following increases the activity of the nervous system?
Methamphetamine
Which of the following can lead to serious health problems?
Sleep Apnea
What process is used in learning to ride a bicycle?
Shaping and Chaining
What is the process by which a stimulus increases the chances of a preceding behavior occurring again?
Reinforcement
Ivan Pavlov's experiments with dogs yielded information about which of the following?
Classical Conditioning
Under what circumstances can punishment be effective?
When it is strong and consistent
How do depressants generally make people feel?
Relaxed
What does evidence suggest about meditation?
Mediation can help people relax
In which step of the PQ4R method do students create a cognitive map of a chapter?
Previewing
Which step in the PQ4R method involves relating new information to what you already know?
Reflecting
Which of the following is an example of negative reinforcement?
Someone who becomes too warm in the sun moves into the shade
Use the chart below to answer the question that follow. According to the chart above, approximately how much sleep do high school students need?
9-10 Hours
Which of the following is a term for learning that remains hidden until needed?
Latent Learning
Which of the following is an effective method for dealing with misbehaving adolescent students
Time Out
Glancing at the section headings of a chapter is an example of which step in the PQ4R method?
Preview
When an individual is awake and alert, the brain emits which of the following types of brain waves?
Beta
Which of the following scientists began the practice of hypnosis?
Franz Mesmer
common altered state of consciousness experienced by most daily
Sleep
State in which a persons sense of self changes
altered state of consciousness
Strategies used to push painful or unacceptable ideas out of consciousness
Defense Mechanisms
Awareness of things both inside and outside ourselves
Consciousness
Can cause severe long term health effects, including gum disease and tooth decay
Methamphetamine
Type of depressant used to relive pain
Narcotic
Craving for a drug that develops after taking it awhile
Addiction
Releases the hormone adrenaline and causes a persons heart rate to increase
Nicotine
Learning in which each step of a sequence is learned and leads to the next
Chaining
Modeling is a form of this type of learning
observational learning
Type of learning that is spread out over several days or weeks
Distributed learning
Learning that remains hidden until it is needed
Latent Learning
When a conditioned response stops occurring
extinction
Form of learning bases on the consequences of actions
operant conditioning
Stimulus that causes an automatic response
Unconditioned stimulus
Revival of an extinguished response
Spontaneous recovery
Note 
Flashcard (49)