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Working memory and short-term memory has the capacity of what?
less than half a minute of time
about half of dozen items for each task
unlimited
lasts for 2 days
2
What brain areas are explicit memories processed and stored?
frontal lobes and hippocampus
cerebellum and basal ganglia
hippocampus and basal ganglia
basal ganglia and frontal lobes
3
What type of learning is behavior strengthened if followed by a reinforcer?
shaping
operant
classical
observational
4
What was the result of the forgetting curve?
forgetting varies in according to the learner
as time goes on, forgetting doesn't change
forgetting increases as time goes on
forgetting is rapid and then levels out
5
Giving a rat a reward as it stepped closer to a level in a cage, is what?
punishment
chaining
primary reinforcers
shaping
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Grouping 20, 2, 2, into 2022 to remember a combination is called what
elaborate rehearsal
chunking
decoding
short-term memory
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What are the three stages of memory according to Atkinson-Shiffrin?
Iconic, echoic, and encoding
Sensory, Short Term, Long Term
Shallow, Medium, and Deep
Sensory, Short Term, Semantic
8
Negative reinforcement is what?
giving something negative to increase behavior
Taking away a negative stimulus to increase behavior
giving something negative to decrease behavior
Negative reinforcement is not a thing
9
When you suddenly think of a solution to a problem, this is called what?
insight
classical conditioning
operant conditioning
cognitive mapping
10
The amygdala helps with what in memory?
makes sure we remember events that trigger strong emotions
helps processes implicit memories
supports Frued's idea about memories
produces long-term potentiation
11
The belief that children of abusive parents are likely to beat their children, the term is?
modeling
classical conditioning
latent learning
abstract learning
12
A baby brother copies what their older brother does, even when the behavior is wrong, this is?
observational learning
Learning set
Latent learning
operant conditioning
13
The UCS does what?
naturally triggers a response
objectively studies psychology
initially irrelevant
a naturally occurring response
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Cerebellum is to __ memory as hippocampus is to __ memory.
iconic; echoic
long-term; short-term
implicit; explicit
explicit; implicit
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What is spontaneous recovery?
return of a behavior after punishment has ended
tendency of newly acquired responses to be intermittent
the reappearance of a previously extinguished CR after rest
the reacquisition of previously learned behavior
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What brain structure is called the saved button and locking dock when it comes to our memory?
Hippocampus
Cerebellum
Frontal Lobe
Amygdala
17
Teaching a dog to move it's paw closer to a desired behavior is known as:
classical conditioning
Skinner conditioning
shaping
prosocial conditioning
18
Pavlov's dogs would salivate to one tone but not another. This shows:
latent learning
discrimination
shaping
extinction
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Which psychologist did the Bobo Doll experiment?
B.F. Skinner
Albert Bandura
Edward Tolman
John Watson
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The organization of information into meaningful units is called:
automatic processing
chunking
iconic memory
the peg-word system
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Working memory happens during which portion of the information-processing model?
encoding
short-term memory
long-term memory
retrieval
22
Edward Thorndike developed what theory?
Shaping
Classical conditioning
Law of effect
cognitive maps
23
An automatic response to some stimuli is called what?
respondent behavior
Skinnerian conditioning
biofeedback conditioning
operant behavior
24
The ability to remember large-scale spaces over long periods of time is what?
extrinsic motivation
cognitive maps
latent learning
insight
25
Constantly checking Snapchat for a snap, and then getting a snap after 30 tries is what term?
fixed-interval
fixed-ratio
continuous
variable-interval
26
After studying, you remember where a piece of info is on a page in ur notes what type of memory
Semantic Memory
Declarative Memory
Implicit Memory
Encoding Memory
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Are you ready for this test?
i guess
im flying by the seat of my pants
need to study
yes
28
LTP is what?
constructed memories have potential to be accurate
information is transferred from working to long-term memory
allows more efficient transfer of information in neurons
attempts to retrieve information
29
What does UCS mean?
ultra conditioned stimulus
uncontrollable stimulus
unconditioned stimulus
unconstant stimulus
30
People tend to only recall the first and last items in a list accurately, illustrating:
recency effect
serial-position effect
spacing effect
spacing effect
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The process of memory is:
storage--> encoding --> retrieval
retrieval --> storage --> encoding
encoding --> storage --> retrieval
storage --> retrieval --> encoding
32
When Jimmy believes that he controls his own fate, this is called?
external locus of control
internal locus of control
self-control
learned helplessness
33
Some information in our fleeting __ is encoded into short-term memory.
repressed memory
flashbulb memory
sensory memory
long-term memory
34
What type of learning links two or more stimuli and anticipates events?
latent
observable
classical
operant
35
B.F. Skinner would agree with what statement?
in classical conditioning, the dogs knew food was coming
learning is observable
birds pecked dots knowing they would get food
cognition plays an important role in learning
36
What type of reinforcement schedule makes learning fast, but extinction occurs just as quickly?
variable interval
variable ratio
continuous
fixed ratio
37
What are the functions of Mirror neurons?
allow an organism to replace an unconditioned response
help produce intrinsic motivation
mechanism by which the brain does observational learning
explain why modeling works
38
Reinforcing is to increasing behavior as punishment is to what?
increasing as well
ensuring no negative consequence will be added
decreasing
increasing and decreasing
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The ability to group 3 numbers together to associate it with another object is called
imagery
encoding
storing
memory
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Pavlov is ringing the bell to the dog, but doesn't present the food over & over, what happens (name the term)
generalization
discrimination
accommodation
extinction
41
Repeating a phone number over and over again in order to dial it and then forgetting it is what
sensory memory
iconic memory
echoic memory
short-term memory
42
The accidental timing of rewards can produce what?
superstitious behavior
possession of large # of lucky items
a careful eye on the experiment
conditioned to a random activity
43
Long-term memory has unlimited storage, does short-term memory have the same?
no
yes
44
A shocked dog just gives up, even though there is a way out of the shocks, what term is this?
learned helplessness
spontaneous recovery
vicarious learning
latent learning
45
Conscious memory of factual information is called __ memory.
explicit
implicit
proactive
retroactive
46
The three steps in memory are, in order,
encoding, retrieval, and storage
retrieval, encoding, and storage
storage, encoding, retrieval
encoding, storage, and retrieval
47
Toddlers who fear cars may begin to fear trucks and motorcycles. This is called:
spontaneous recovery
discrimination
generalization
shaping
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Flashbulb memories are what?
a vivid memory an emotional event
a memory of a bight light
a memory a correlation that doesn't prove cause-effect
a strong memory of a past event
