General Psychology Quiz 2

This principle became the basis of operant conditioning.

A new association is learned during

This “magic number” represents the capacity of STM.

To encourage Remi's love of cooking his mom pays him for it. _ suggests this is a bad idea.

Ed is willing to bet on a horse w/ 25% chance of winning not one w/ a 75% chance of losing.

The “g” in Spearman’s g factor stands for

The 2 primary subsystems of sensory memory are

Gamblers have a hard time quitting because slot machines pay off on a ___ schedule.

After seeing her sister get punished for being sassy, Hannah learns not to talk back b/c of

____ is the process of getting information into memory.

Which of the following is not one of the intelligences in Sternberg’s Triarchic theory.

_____encoding leads to deep processing by creating extensive links for new information.

Ben studies for 15 min each day for a week rather than in a big chunk. He knows about the

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Forgetting the names of the characters from a cartoon that you haven't seen in years is b/c of

____ decreases the likelihood that a behavior will reoccur.

__ memories, popular in soap operas and Lifetime movies, are not well supported by research.

A negative reinforcer _____ behavior.

After getting tails 3 times in a row Sue is sure that heads is due to hit next, an example of

Pollyanna is happy, which allows her to remember other happy events from her life more easily.

_____is the process of learning by association.

You are currently thinking about this question, which means that it is in this memory system.

Reinforcement and punishment are both types of

We are faster to say red after hearing cherry than peach, suggesting that info in LTM is in

Tim had gotten over his fear of dogs, but when his neighbor’s got a new dog his fear returned.

Distinctive presidents like Lincoln or Kennedy are more likely to be remembered b/c of

The effect of media violence on people's thinking is most similar to this health issue

Continuous reinforcement is just a special case of a ____ reinforcement schedule.

This kind of learning is responsible for more complex human behavior like aggression.

__ evaluates whether or not the test measures what it claims to measure.

Before the keeper comes to feed the lion the door buzzes. Drooling at the buzzer sound is

Newborns naturally turn to nurse when anything touches their cheek. This turning reflex is a(n)

The _____ school of thought is most commonly associated with operant conditioning.

Studying in the classroom you are going to be tested in might help because of

Nikki watches her sister Alexa flirt with boys then imitates her behavior. Alexa is a

To teach a dog to shake Lou rewards moving, then lifting, then putting the paw in his hand.

Amy's son cries in his carseat until she gives him a pacifier. The crying is an example of

After an accident damaged his hippocampus, Leonard could not form new _____ memories.

Memories of your high school graduation are an example of this kind of explicit memory.

Kat learned a new song, but she can only remember the old song from the previous recital.

This part of the serial position effect disappears over time.

Your memories for how to swim are part of this subcategory of long term memory.

Which is a possible outcome of repeated exposure to violent media?

Parents fear kids being kidnapped more than dying from flu, but flu death is 2X as likely.

__ tells us to how often a score occurs on a standardized test.

This is a rule of thumb used for quick thinking.

___ is the most powerful elaborative tool b/c it taps into our biggest memory network.

Liz is 10 years old. Her mental age is 9 years old. Liz's IQ is

Elaborative rehearsal & rote rehearsal are similar in that they are both forms of ___ encoding.

Matt’s memory for his first trip to the beach is fuzzy so he is likely to rely on _ to fill in.