Psych 1 EOC Review (Quarter 1)

in which form of learning is behavior influenced by its consequences

retaining information over time through encoding, storage, and retrieval best describes

George Miller proposed that about seven information bits constitute the capacity of _____ memory

pets who learn that the sound of an electric can opener signals the arrival of their food illustrate

Taking away the driver's license of a reckless teen driver is intended to serve as a

which type of memory has an essentially limitless capacity

Our ability to learn by witnessing the behavior of others best illustrates

Ebbinghaus discovered that the rate at which we forget newly learned information is initially

mentally rehearsing the glossary definitions of unfamiliar terms in order to remember them for a later test illustrates

when looking at old pictures brings back memories of the past

after one chimpanzee sees another chimp open a box with food, the first animal opens a similar box quickly. This is

a fixed ratio schedule of reinforcement is one in which a response is reinforced only after

an event that strengthens the behavior it follows is

Maurice experienced a strange sense of familiarity with the city's landmarks as if he had been in this location before

Twin and adoption studies have been most helpful for teasing apart the influence of

which of the following is the correct order

another term for implicit memory is

at about 8 months children become increasingly likely to react to newcomes with tears and distress. This is

mason runs two miles every day after work because it reduces his level of stress. Mason's running is maintained by

the recall of sad experiences is often primed by feelings of sadness. This most clearly illustrates

our earliest conscious memories seldom predate our fourth birthday. This best illustrates

a period of about age 18 to the mid twenties when many in Western cultures hve not yet achieved full independence

according to Piaget, egocentrism refers to

according to Piaget children understand that the volume of a substnce remains constant despite change in shape during

Olivia understands her world primarily by grasping and sucking easily available objects. Olivia is clearly in Piaget's

characteristics that are genetically transferred from parents to their offspring are said to be a product of

a Skinner box is

the reappearance of a previously extinguished fear is

infant motor development is typically characterized by individual differences in

the tendency to engage in behaviors that we observe others being rewarded for performing best illustrates the influence

every nongenetic influence on our development, from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us, is

who are likely to show the greatest similarity in the temperament

proactive interference is

an iconic memory is

Milton can't remember the combination for his old bicycle lock after learning the combination for his new school locker

people tend to recall the last items in the list quickly shortly after hearing a list of items. This is

the term working memory represents psychologists newer understanding of

tendency to engage in behaviors that we observe others being rewarded for performing best illustrates the influence of

before Pavlov conditioned a dog to salivate in response to a tone, the tone was

Piaget was convinced that the mind of a child

which measure of memory is used on a test that requires matching glossary terms with their correct definitions

in classical conditioning, a stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning is called

a reflex refers to

a partial reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response after an unpredictable number of responses is a

every Saturday, Arnold quickly washes the dishes so that his father will allow him to wash his car. Washing the car is

voluntary behaviors that produce rewarding or punishing outcomes are called

a stimulus is an event or situation that

the tendency to recall the first and last items in a list better than the middle items is known as

which is an unconditioned response

one of the most consistently damaging teratogens is

from ages 3 to 6, the brain's neural networks are sprouting most rapidly in the

Twins who develop from separate fertilized eggs are called ______ twins

Object permanence is the understanding that

psychologists define learning as the process of

Using a large box to symbolize a boat and brooms to symbolize fishing poles, Jerry and Tommy imagined themselves fishing

the encoding of information directly into long-term storage without the aid of working memory best illustrates