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Psychology 2301 with Mebane at Lonestar College
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By: william ratcliff
Created: 2011-06-22
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learning
a process that produces a relatively enduring change in behavior or knowledge as a result of past experience.
Ivan Pavlov
brilliant scientist who directed severtal research laboratories in St. Petersburg Russia (dog salivating study)
Conditioned response
the learned reflexive response to a conditioned stimulus
Unconditioned stimulus (UCS)
the natural stimulus that reflexively elicits a response without the need for prior learning
Unconditioned response (UCR)
the unlearned, reflexive response that is elicited by an unconditioned stimulus.
conditioned stimulus (CS)
a formerly neutral stimulus that acquires the capacity to elicit a reflexive response.
neutral stimulus
baby grabbing onto something naturally
stimulus generalization
the occurrence of a learned response not only to the original stimulus but the other, similar stimuli as well
stimulus discrimination
the occurrence of a learned response to a specific stimulus but not to other, similar stimuli
Who developed Behaviorism
John Watson
Watson wanted to study what?
obvservable behaviors rather than mental processes
what did the baby albert study demonstrate?
reflexive responses
what was the CR in watsons baby study
fear of the white rat
how long can it take for taste aversion to be produced?
24 hours
the coyote study
using taste aversion to make coyotes stop eating livestock by injecting a drug that produces nausea into the carcass of an animal.
law of effect
a positive effect will become strengthened and a negative effect weakens responses
what did skinner say that the operant is
actively emitted behavior that operates on the environment to produce consequences
Memory
mental processes that enable us to retain and use information over time
encoding
the process of transforming information into a form that can be entered into and retained by the memory system
storage
the process of retaining information in memory so that it can be used at a later time
retrieval
the process of recovering information stored so that we are consciously aware of it
how long does long term, short term and sensory memory last?
LT-potentially permanent
STM- 20 seconds
SM- 1/4 to 3 seconds
short term memory
the active stage of memory in which information is stored for up to about 20 seconds
auditory sensory memory
echoic memory meaning a brief memory that is like an echo
how much information can you hold in long term memory
unlimited capacity for information
types of long term memory
procedural memory
episodic memory
semantic memory
explicit memory
implicit memory
tip of the tongue
memories that you can think of but cant quite remember
misinformation effect
a memory distortion phenomenon in which a peron's existing memories can be altered if th
encoding failure
the inability to recall specific information because of insufficient encoding of the information for storage in long term memory
retroactive interference
forgetting in which a new memory interferes with remembering an old memory; backward acting memory interference
proactive interference
forgetting in which an old memory interferes wtih remembering a new memory; forward acting memory interference
source confusion
a memory distortion that occurs when the true source of the memory is forgotten
schema
organized pattern of thought or behavior
long term potentiation
a long lasting increase in synaptic strength between two neurons.
cognition
the mental activities involved in acquiring retaining and using knowledge
trial and error
a problem solving strategy that involves attempting different solutions and eliminating those that do not work
algorithm
a problem solving strategy that involves following a specific rule procedure or method that inevitably produces the correct solution
problem solving
thinking and behavior directed toward attaining a goal that is not readily available.
insight
the sudden realization of how a problem can be solved
stereotype threat
a psychological predicament in which fear that you will evaluated in terms of negative stereotype about a group to which you belong creates anxiety and self doubt lowering performance in a particular domain that is important to you
About this deck
By: william ratcliff
Created: 2011-06-22
Size: 40 flashcards
Views: 13
Created: 2011-06-22
Size: 40 flashcards
Views: 13
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