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In order to remember his lines for the play, Guy repeats his lines over and over again. This process is called _______________.
rehearsal
What is the set of processes used to encode, store, and retrieve information over different periods of time?
memory
Terrance finds it difficult to learn the alphabet, until he hears the alphabet song. Then he can easily remember it This is an example of ___________ encoding.
acoustic
What was the overall result of Lashley’s research that sought out the engram of human memory?
He found no evidence that an engram actual exists.
What type of memories do we consciously try to remember, recall, and report?
explicit memories
Your memory of how to ride a bicycle is probably something that you don’t actively think about while you’re riding. You just sort of “do it” without thinking of how you do it. This is an example of a(n)_________memory.
implicit
Which of the following is not a way you can use what you know about memory to help you remember the names of all 50 states.
stay up the night before your exam to maximize the amount of time you have to study.
What is the main idea of levels of processing theory?
if you want to remember a piece of information, you should think about it more deeply and link it to other information and memories to make it more meaningful.
Elena finds it very difficult to remember a long string of numbers, so she tries to memorize three numbers at a time. Later, she is able to repeat the numbers correctly because she grouped the numbers into more manageable groups of three. This is an example of _____________.
chunking
Amarah has an exam in a week, so she schedules 30 to 60 minutes each night to review her course material. She does this rather than waiting until the night before the exam so that she can avoid a “cram session.” Amarah’s approach to studying is called __________ practice.
distributed
Hideki tells a lie and is grounded. He does this several times, finally learning that his behavior (lying) is associated with a consequence (being grounded). Which kind of learning is this?
operant conditioning
Which option is the most valid criticism of Watson and Rayner’s work with “little Albert”?
It would be unethical by today’s research standards.
In ___________ reinforcement, the person or animal is not reinforced every time a desired behavior is preformed.
partial
Classical and operant conditioning are forms of _________ learning.
associative
You begin to salivate when you smell your favorite cake in the oven, but not when you smell the gross scent of a dirty diaper. This is an example of _________.
Stimulus discrimination
Tabetha has a mental picture of the layout of her house, also called a ___________, so when she comes home late at night she can navigate through the rooms without turning on a light.
cognitive map
What did John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner demonstrate with their studies of Little Albert?
emotion can be a conditioned response
Dave’s boss told him that he doesn’t have to attend the company picnic (which everybody dislikes) if Dave meets his sales quota this month. Dave’s bossis using _________.
negative reinforcement
In classical conditioning the association that is learned is between a _________.
Neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus
In classical conditioning, the association that is learned a is between a __________.
neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus
In classical conditioning, the association that is learned a is between a _________.
neutral stimulus and an unconditional stimulus.
Which of the following is an example of vicarious reinforcement?
Babs saw Martin receive a candy bar for completing his reading list. She is careful to complete her reading list because she saw Martin get a reward for doing it.
