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BEHS psych unit 2
Learning and Cognition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Classical Conditioning | One stimulus calls forth a response that is usually called forth by another stimulus. |
| Unconditioned Stimulus | A stimulus that causes an automatic response; one that is not learned. |
| Unconditioned Response | The automatic response to a stimulus. |
| Conditioned Response | A learned response to a stimulus that was previously meaningless. |
| Conditioned Stimulus | A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus. |
| Spontaneous Recovery | A retrieval of a response that had been previously forgotten. |
| Generalization | The act of responding in the same ways to stimuli that seem to be similar. |
| Discrimination | The act of responding differently to stimuli that are not similar to each other. |
| Operant Conditioning | People learn from the consequences of their actions. |
| Reinforcement | Process by which a stimulus increases the chance that the preceding behavior will occur again. |
| Primary Reinforcers | Food, water, and adequate warmth. |
| Secondary Reinforcers | Money, attention, and social approval. |
| Examples of Positive Reinforcement | Food and fun activities. |
| Example of Negative Reinforcement | Taking away a chore. |
| Example of Punishment | Being sent to a corner, slapping. |
| Drill and Practice | Practicing something like note cards over and over again. |
| Mnemonic Device | Letters to remember words of something... PEMDAS |
| When does interference occur???? | Short term memory... |
| What are the three ways to encode memory??? | Visual, acoustic, and semantic. |
| An example of an unusual association | Kelsie's group who made a dance for the perspectives. |
| Info stays in you sensory memory for......? | Fractions of seconds! |