Psychologists in the study of memories of abuse tend to disagree w/ each other about which of the following statements.

We tend to repress extremely upsetting memories

Parents are most effective in getting their children to imitate them if

their words and actions are consistent.

When forgetting is due to encoding failure, information has not been transferred from

short-term memory into long-term memory.

2 forms of associative learning: classical cond, the organism associates __ & operant cond, the organism associates __.

two or more stimuli; a response and consequence

Your dog is barking loudly. You clap your hands; the dog stops barking. You decide to do that again if he cont to bark.

The end of the barking for you was a negative reinforcer.

Children can be accurate eyewitnesses if

a neutral person asks nonleading questions soon after the event.

1 reason false memories form is our habit to fill memory gaps w/ guesses & assumptions, sometimes based on false info

This is an example of the misinformation effect.

Most experts aggree that repeated viewing of media violence

is a risk factor for viewers' increased aggression.

A restaurant is running a special deal. After you buy 4 meals at full price, you'll get a free appetizer. This is __ __.

fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement.

After Watson & Rayner classically cond Lil Albert to fear a white rat, he showed fear to a rabbit, a dog, & a furry coat

This illustrates generalization.

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1
The concept of working memory clarifies the idea of short-term memory by focusing on the active processing in this stage
True
False
2
Psychologists in the study of memories of abuse tend to disagree w/ each other about which of the following statements.
Memories of events that happened before age 4 are not reliable
We tend to repress extremely upsetting memories
Sexual abuse happens.
Memories can be emotionally upsetting.
3
Parents are most effective in getting their children to imitate them if
they have outgoing personalities.
one parent works and the other stays home to care for the children.
their words and actions are consistent.
they explain why a behavior is acceptable in adults but not in children
4
When forgetting is due to encoding failure, information has not been transferred from
short-term memory into long-term memory.
the environment into sensory memory.
sensory memory into long-term memory.
long-term memory into short-term memory.
5
2 forms of associative learning: classical cond, the organism associates __ & operant cond, the organism associates __.
two or more stimuli; a response and consequence
two or more responses; a response and consequence
two or more stimuli; two or more responses
two or more responses; two or more stimuli
6
Your dog is barking loudly. You clap your hands; the dog stops barking. You decide to do that again if he cont to bark.
The end of the barking for you was a negative reinforcer.
The end of the barking for you was a positive reinforcer.
The end of the barking for you was a positive punishment.
The end of the barking for you was a negative punishment.
7
Children can be accurate eyewitnesses if
the children have a chance to talk w/ involved adults before the interview.
a neutral person asks nonleading questions soon after the event.
interviewers give the children hints about what really happened.
interviewers use precise technical and medical terms.
8
Ebbinghaus' "forgetting curve" shows that after an initial decline, memory for novel information tends to
level off.
decrease greatly.
decrease slightly.
increase slightly.
9
1 reason false memories form is our habit to fill memory gaps w/ guesses & assumptions, sometimes based on false info
This is an example of retroactive interference.
This is an example of proactive interference.
This is an example of the forgetting curve.
This is an example of the misinformation effect.
10
Most experts aggree that repeated viewing of media violence
has little effect on viewers.
makes viewers angry and frustrated.
is a risk factor for viewers' increased aggression.
makes all viewers significantly more aggressive.
11
The psychological terms for taking in infomation, retaining it, and later getting it back out are _____, _____, & _____.
encoding
punishment
retrieval
storage
12
A restaurant is running a special deal. After you buy 4 meals at full price, you'll get a free appetizer. This is __ __.
variable-interval schedule of reinforcement
fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement.
fixed-interval schedule of reinforcement
variable-ratio schedule of reinforcement
13
After Watson & Rayner classically cond Lil Albert to fear a white rat, he showed fear to a rabbit, a dog, & a furry coat
This illustrates extinction.
This illustrates discrimination between two stimuli.
This illustrates spontaneous recovery.
This illustrates generalization.
14
A medieval proverb notes that "a burnt child dreads the fire." In operant conditioning, the burning would be an example
of a primary reinforcer.
of a negative reinforcer.
of a punisher.
of a positive reinforcer.

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