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Psych Q's #2
General Psychology Test Questions #2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define Memory Misattribution. -give one example | Assigning a recollection or idea to the wrong source. ex. |
| Define Suggestability. -give one example | The tendency to incorporate misleading information from external sources into personal recollections. ex. |
| Define Flash Bulb Memories. -give one example | A memory created in great detail during a personally significant event. |
| What are three types of long term memory? -give a short description of each -example of each | - Procedural- how to, non-declaritive, implicit ex. typing, driving, riding a bike, - Semantic- facts, declaritive, explicit ex. school/book and common knowledge. - Episodic-facts about self, your personal events. |
| Describe each memory stage(i.e. what is in this memory?). | 1)Sensory Memory-senses, selective, flow of conciousness 2)Short Term Memory-Multitasking cramming for a test, working memory, maintenance rehearsal, small capacity & short duration. 3)Long Term Memory-facts, skills, personal events. relatively permanen |
| Discuss the biology of each memory stage. | 1Transduction-Energy from the world to energy your brain can use 2Anatomy of memory-PFC,amygdala,hippocampus Function of memory-LTP,whenever you are working w/something all your neural circuits become excited 3Neurogenesis-new connection throughout cor |
| Discuss causes of forgetting in each memory stage. | 1)not paying attention, damage to transduction, lack of motivation 2)lack of maintenance rehearsal, interference,decay, displacement, injury to hippocampus 3)lack of organization,injury to brain |
| 3 Things you learned from the movie, "A Murder of Crows". | -5 months is near the end of adolescence -They have 2 distinct dialects -Crows with blue eyes and reddish beaks are still in the toddler stage -They learned how to crack a nut on the road at the exact height, even waiting for a red stop light. |
| What is Biological Preparedness? -give one example | Biological preparedness refers to the innate physiological reactions that someone or something experiences ex. the salivation of dogs with no food in sigh because the bell rang. |
| What is observational learning? -give one example | Learning takes place by watching the actions of others. |
| Be able to diagram classical conditioning. | Classical Conditioning 1)US ----> UR 2)CS ---- US 3)CS ----> CR US=unconditioned stimulus UR=unconditioned response CS=conditioned stimulus CR=conditioned response |
| -What are intrinsic and extrinsic reinforcers? | Intrinsic- you control it, you find it personally stisfying Exstrinsic-somebody else controls it. reinforcement is more important than satisfaction. |
| -examples of intrinsic and extrinsic | Intrinsic-playing guitar for the fun of it. Extrinsic-working for the money |
| -what is the possible problem with the relationship between intrinsic and extrinsic? | If you extrinsicly reinforce a behavior that is already intrinsicly reinforced you can drive the behavior down so it is less satisfying. |
| -Why is there a problem between intrinsic and extrinsic? | People will interpret it as work, work till exhaustion |
| Define extinction and give examples | a behavior that decreases to zero when it is no longer positively reinforced ex. a mouse that pulls a lever to get food and the lever stops producing food. |
| What are the 3 other aspects of classical conditioning. | 1)Generalization-generalize from initial experience to new ones 2)Discrimination- you can tell the difference and you don't respond to things that are different. 3) Higher order conditioning- chain reaction of CS- all trigger CR. |
| Examples of the 3 aspects of classical conditioning. | 1) 2)responding to one bell that makes a certain tone and ignoring the bell with a different tone. 3)after being in a car crash, screeching tires and broken glass could both create a reaction to that car accident. |
| What is positive reinforcement? -example | Adds something to increase behavior ex. |
| What is positive punishment? -example | Adds something to decrease behavior ex. |
| What is negative reinforcement? -axample | Remove something to increase behavior ex. |
| What is negative punishment? -example | Remove something to decrease behavior ex. |
| What is the definition of Shaping? -example | get complicated behavior from simple behavior by positively reinforcing it in small steps |
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