Psych Exam 2 Review

Riddles, brainteasers, and puzzles all use which type of intelligence - that involves seeing complex relationships and solving problems?

Riddles, brainteasers, and puzzles all use which type of intelligence - that involves seeing complex relationships and solving problems?

fluid

Using the word TRICK to remember the words I had on the board last week (trampoline, rollerblades, ice, calm, kangaroo) is an example of?

a mnemonic device

Ben observes his coworker Jack getting yelled at for being on his cellphone while at the register. Ben immediately slips his phone into his pocket because he does not want to get yelled at too. What is this an example of?

vicarious punishment

Grouping things together in more manageable groups so that they are easier to remember is called?

chunking

Behavior is motivated by the consequences we receive for the behavior: reinforcements and punishments. What learning model is this related to?

operant conditioning

memories are highly susceptible to ______ - meaning that misinformation can lead to the creation of false memories

suggestibility

Ensuring consistency in administration, interpretation, and scoring of an assessment is called ______

standardization

______ amnesia is when you do not remember new information after the point of trauma

anterograde

Which of these is from the multiple intelligences theory and has to do with understanding and working with numbers?

logical-mathematical intelligence

Quincy has a mental picture of campus to the point where he does not need to look up from his cell phone when walking around campus. This is called what ______

cognitive map

One of Jack’s chickens gets eaten by a hawk. He is convinced it was predictable even though there was no way of knowing it would happen. This is an example of ______

hindsight bias

Which is an example of a variable ratio reinforcement schedule?

Slot machine gambling

When teaching their new dog, Adler, to sit - they decide to give her a treat every single time Adler sits. This is an example of which reinforcement schedule?

continuous

Susan is 3 years old. She watches her mother unlock the deadbolt every morning but has never unlocked it herself. One day Susan’s mother gets hurt and Susan unlocks the deadbolt in order to go for help. What type of learning is this?

latent

Thinking about the meaning of the new information and its relation to knowledge already stored in your memory is called?

elaborative rehearsal

Jennifer enjoys playing piano. When she starts at MSU, she has less time for playing piano and eventually stops playing. After graduation, she wants to play piano again and begins practicing until she is good at it again. This is an example of ________

relearning

Who was the first to create an intelligence test for the French government to help determine which schoolchildren might have a hard time in school?

Alfred Binet

Which type of reinforcers have no inherent value and are only valuable because they are linked to reinforcers that are naturally reinforcing?

secondary

Professor Wilson tells students that they do not have to turn in the next assignment if they get a 100% on the exam. Professor Wilson is using ________

negative reinforcement

The movie starts at 7pm. Lee knows that it takes her 15 minutes to drive to the theatre and 45 minutes to get ready. Lee decides to start getting ready at 6pm. This is what type of problem solving.

heuristic

While this study demonstrated the emotion can be a conditioned response, it would be unethical by today’s standards.

Little Albert Study

Following recipe or using a math formula are both examples of what type of problem solving?

algorithmic

Olivia wants to put up her hair in a bun. She does not have a ponytail holder, but has a pen and binder clip. She uses them to get her hair up. Olivia appears to have low - ______ she imagined objects used for something other than what it was designed for

functional fixedness

Frank dislikes Belle and notices every time she makes a mistake - ignoring her correct answers the majority of the time. This is ______ bias

confirmation

In classical conditioning, a learned association is made between a ________

neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus

What impact did Genie’s early isolation have on her ability to acquire language? She never developed an ______

mastery of the grammatical aspects of language

What do psychologists call a relatively permanent change in behavior or knowledge that results from experience?

learning

Jim is able to change a flat tire and fix an engine that has overheated. Which type of intelligence from the triarctic theory is this?

practical

Which are the types of associative learning?

operant conditioning, classical conditioning

When you repeat something to yourself over and over again until you feel like you will remember it - that is called _______

rehearsal

When we get information from memory storage and into conscious awareness, that is called _____

retrieval

Which 2 intelligences make up emotional intelligences?

interpersonal, intrapersonal

Being good at trivia means someone has a strong ______ intelligence

crystalized

Memories we consciously try to remember, recall, and report are ______

explicit memories

Which concept is related to paying attention to recent and frequent examples instead of looking at the data?

the availability heuristic

Xavier meets a librarian. He assumes the librarian is extremely smart, willing to help others, and quiet because of Xavier’s _____ schema that suggests librarians believe this way

role

What is the set of processes used to encode, store, and retrieve information over different periods of time?

memory

What encompasses the processes associated with perception, knowledge, problem solving, judgment, language, and memory?

cognition

Your memory on how to drive is probably something that you don’t actively think about while you’re driving. You just sort of “do it” without thinking of how you do it. This is an example of an ______ memory

implicit

You love your mom’s chicken noodle soup - the smell makes you feel hungry. One day she is making chicken and dumpling soup. You smell the soup and even though it is different, you still suddenly feel hungry. This demonstrates principle of ________

stimulus generalization

Birds migrating, cats chasing prey, sea turtles moving toward the ocean immediately after birth, a baby turning its head to suckle, and a joey moving to its mother’s pouch immediately after birth are all examples of ______

instincts

Eleanor finds it difficult to remember how to say number in French. Her teacher sings a number song and then Eleanor finds it easy to remember. This is ______ encoding

acoustic

The lock on Jenni’s door breaks at 11pm. It is too late to call a handyman and she needs to go to sleep. Jenni looks around and finds a chain from her dog’s leash, some zip-ties, and a combination lock from her PE locker. She uses this to secure her door. What type of intelligence is she using?

creative

Who created the triarctic model of intelligence?

Robert Sternberg

What is the model called that involves analytical intelligence, practical intelligence, and creative intelligence (CAP)?

triarctic model of intelligence

taking ibuprofen every 6 hours is an example of what

fixed interval schedule of reinforcement

getting paid every 2 weeks is an example of what?

fixed ratio schedule of reinforcement

loss of memory (partial or complete) for events that occurred prior to the trauma

retrograde amnesia

checking social media for likes is an example of what?

variable interval schedule of reinforcement