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Psychology Test 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When two roosters fight in a cage it is what behavior? | Instincts - Fixed action pattern |
| If something is more interesting.. | you are more likely to remember it |
| What are the 4 types of reinforcement? | 1. Positive 2. Negative 3. Primary 4. Secondary |
| Mazlo's heirarchy of needs | 1. Physiological 2. Safety 3. Love & Belonging 4. Esteem 5. Self Actualization |
| On average, long term memories start forming when? | 3.5 - 5 years old |
| Two types of sensory memory | 1. Iconic 2. Echoic |
| Some theories from two physiologists | 1. James-Lange Theory 2. Cannon-Bard Theory 3. Schachter-Singer (Two-Factor) |
| Braxton knows how to do stuff after a TBI because of what brain structure? | Cerebellum |
| Thorndike's Law of Effect states what? | Behaviors are effected by consequences, good is more likely. |
| What are the types of conditioning? | 1. Classical - links two stimuli 2. Operant (Instrumental) - Behavior is strengthened and diminished |
| The Pi World Record Holder used what type of mnemonic strategy? | Chunking |
| Proactive vs Retroactive Interference | Proactive is blocking the new info and retroactive is blocking old info. |
| What is positive punishment? | Giving a negative stimulus |
| Procedural memory is also called what? | Nondeclarative memory |
| What is the area of the brain that deals with emotion? | Amygdala |
| What are the three steps of Info Processing Theory? | 1. Encoding 2. Storing 3. Retrieving |
| Taking Aspirin for a headache is for what type of conditioning? | Negative Reinforcement |
| Which wise individual said "If you want to throw logic out the window, just add emotion." | Robert Kirk |
| What are the terms related to conditioning? | 1. Generalization 2. Extinction 3. Spontaneous Recovery 4. Taste Adversion 5. Discrimination |
| What the three steps for conditioning? | 1. Select Stimuius & Response 2. Establish Classical Conditioning 3. Test for conditioning |
| Biological forces that determine behavior? | Instincts and Incentives |
| What is it called when you repeat something to remember it? | Maintenance Rehearsal |
| What is the difference between deep and surface processing? | Deep processing is encoding semantically and surface is encoding based on structure |
| Example of "I remembered where I put my keys" when drinking again | State-dependent memory |
| What is the top of the new hierarchy of needs | Self-Transcendence |
| What are the 4 components to contemperate emotions? | 1. Appraisal/Interpretation 2. Subjective Feeling 3. Physiological Response 4. Observable Behavior |
| What are the most preserved memories? | Emotionally-Salient memories |
| Scientist known as the "Rat Tickler" | Jaak Panksepp |
| What is the main difference between retrograde vs anterograde amnesia? | Retrograde prevents you from retrieving from the past, anterograde prevents you from forming new memories |
| What are the key characteristics of motivation? | 1. Energized to do something 2. Directed toward a goal 3. Different intensities to reaching the goal |
| Who developed the Self Determination Theory? | Edward Deci & Richard Ryan |
| Alcohol and memory... | Don't mix! |
| Whats the distinction between short term memory and working memory? | Short term memory is for storing information, working memory involves actively processing information. |
| Difference between implicit and explicit memory? | Explicit memories can be recalled while implicit memories are more like habits |
| If you would feel guilt or shame if you didn't do it, that is what type of behavior? | Introjected |
| Who was Bethany Hamilton? | A surfer who got her arm bit off by a shark |
| Who's theory states that you feel fear from running and not the bear you're running from? | James-Lange (Functionalism) |
| Kirk's research showed that people liked happier lives when they were..? | Intrinsically motivated |
| What 2 brain structures are largely responsible for procedural memory? | The cerebellum and the basal ganglia |
| What names should be associated with emotional intelligence? | 1. Mayer & Salovey 2. Goleman 3. Wong & Law |
| What does the theory of Serial Position Effects say? | 1. Primary Effect 2. Recency Effect 3. Middle content often fuzzier |
| What is affective neuroscience? | The study of the underlying neural systems that contribute to conditioning and emotion |
| What are mirror neurons? | Neurons that activate during motor action and when observing of another's actions |
| What is it called when we "hide" threatening or anxiety producing thoughts, feelings, & memories? | Repression (Freud) |
| What is the Two-Factor theory? | Physical arousal + cognitive appraisal = emotion |
| What are the 4 components to EQ/EI? | 1. Understanding your emotions 2. Emotion regulation 3. Understanding other's emotions 4. Response to their emotions |
| What are considered the universal signs of emotion? | 1. Happiness and sadness 2. Anger and Disgust 3. Fear and surprise 4. Contempt |