Psych 105 Flashcards

Flashcards for Psych 105 Lecture Notes

Learning

Change in behavior due to experience

Reflex

Stimulus + response

Operant Conditioning

Behavior becomes stronger or weaker depending on its consequences

Reinforcement

Consequence that increases or maintains the strength of a behavior

Punishment

Consequence that reduces strength of behavior

Observational Learning

Learning by observing another

Retention Interval

Time between encoding and recall

Memory Encoding

Transforming physical/sensory input into something that can be stored in memory

Storage

Retaining encoded information in memory

Retrieval

Gaining access to information stored in memory

Heuristic

Mental short cut

Algorithm

Methodical, logical rule or procedure that guarantees that you will solve a problem

Phonemes

Smallest sound unit

Morphemes

Smallest unit that has meaning