PSYCH 101 MIDTERM 1

Long Answer Questions

Explain Baddeley’s model of Working Memory. How is this model different from
the three-box model’s original conceptualization of short-term memory?

Describe how classical conditioning works. What type of behaviour is learned by
way of classical conditioning? Use an example to illustrate your answer.

Describe how operational conditioning works. What type of behaviour is learned
by way of operational conditioning? Use an example to illustrate your answer.

Explain the following expressions as they apply to neurons and neuronal
communication: “lock & key”; “all-or-none”; “information flows downstream”.
Define agonist and antagonist as they apply to neuronal communication and
provide a detailed explanation of two examples each. Explain the difference
between “Localization of Function” and “Lateralization” and provide one
example of each.

Explain and then contrast Natural Selection and Sexual Selection. What
phenomena does each type of selection purport to explain?

Identify, explain, and then compare the two theories proposed to account for
colour perception. What evidence is there to support each?

Identify, explain, and then compare the two theories proposed to account for
pitch perception. Why are there so many parallels between visual and auditory
perception?