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Psych exam 3

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What mneumonic device did he use to remember pie? Chunking
Proactive vs Retroactive In the sensory memory specially called interference -proactive: old info blocks or disrupts the learning/ retrieval of new info -retroactive: new info blocks or disrupts retrieval of old info
What's positive punishment positive punishment: presenting an unpleasant stimulus to decrease the chances that behavior will reoccur (spanking, electric shock, etc.)
True or false: procedural memory is also called non-declarative memory True
What area of the brain controls all things emotion? amygdala
IPT 3 components IPT= information processing theory 1) encoding: processing of info. into the memory system 2) storing: retention of encoded info. over time 3) retrieving: process of getting info out of memory storage
Someone has a headache and takes an Aspirin. What's the aspirin in the situation? Negative Reinforcement
Who said "if you want to throw logic out the window, just add emotion to it" Dr. Robert Kirk
4 Terms related to conditioning -Generalization: the tendency of a stimulus similar to a CS to elicit a response similar to the CR -Discrimination: ability to distinguish between a CS and a NS -extinction: when a CS is repeatedly presented without the US, it will cease to elicit the
4 terms cont. -spontaneous recovery: when a CR reappears after being extinguished, even without further conditioning
What is sensory memory? Sensory memory has two different types -Iconic: automatically holds visual stimuli for about 1/4 of a second or more -echoic: automatically holds auditory stimuli for just a few seconds
classical conditioning 3 steps (step 2) step two: establish classical conditioning -repeatedly, present NS (tone)... brief pause... present US (food)... observe UR (salivation)
what's Instincts? Innate tendencies or biological forces that determine behavior
Maintance Rehearsal Intentionally repeating or rehearsing info so it stays in the STM longer
What's the difference deep vs shallow processing - Deep processing: encoding semantically based on meaning -surface processing: encoding based on structure or appearance
what 2 brain structures play a huge role to procedural/non-declarative memory -the cerebellum -Basal Ganglia
Who hasn't done any work on EI?
Serial positioning effects 1) primacy effect- recalling the first items in a list 2) recency effect- recalling the last items in a list (middle content gets fuzzy)
who came up with the two-factor theory? Schachter and Singer
Affective Neuroscience studies the underlying neural systems that evaluate stimuli and contribute to experiencing and expressing emotions
What is mirror neurons? mirror neurons- a specialized set of neurons that become active both during motor action and during the observation of another's action
Sigmund Freud says this self-defense mechanism hides things from the conscious mind Repression
LTP long term potentiation theory pick d bro idk number 48
4 subcomponents for EQ 1) understanding/awareness of your own emotions 2) emotion regulation (typically neg emotions) 3)understanding/awareness of others' emotions 4) response to their emotions
"Universal emotions" facial expressions 1) happiness 2)anger 3)fear 4)surprise 5)sadness 6) disgust 7) contempt
when traveling abroad, you see two roosters in a cockfight. What type of behavior is that? Instincts- fixed action pattern
True or False: You are more likely to remember something you find familiar or interesting rather than something you find uninteresting or unfamiliar True
Types of reinforcers -Positive reinforcement: strengthen behavior through positive reinforcer (treats, praise, money) -negative reinforcement: increasing behavior by stopping/reducing negative stimuli (aspirin for headache)
Types of reinforcers cont. -primary reinforcers: stimuli that are innately satisfying and required (food, water, sleep, sex) -secondary reinforcers: stimuli that has acquired reinforcement power (good grades, material things)
What did Abraham Maslow develop Maslow's hierarchy of needs: level one: physiological needs level two: safety needs level three: love and belonging level four: esteem needs level five: self-actualization (Og pinnacle) level six: self-transcendence
on average, when do long term memories form? 3 and 1/2 years to 5 years old
what are the two theories of emotion? -self-determination theory -humanistic psychological theory
Tony Braxton suffered a TBI and can no longer recall significant events prior to the injury, but can still tie her shoes, what is this memory known as Nondeclarative long-term memory (in the cerebellum)
E.L. Thorndike developed the law of effect, what is it Law of effect: behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely while behaviors followed by unfavorable consequences become less likely
operant/instrumental conditioning -learning that occurs in which a behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher
classical conditioning -occurs when one learns to link two or more stimuli and anticipate events
question #25 B- self-determination theory
While drunk you lose your keys then when you get drunk later again you remember where your keys are, what kind of memory is this? State dependent memory
pinnacle the new edition for Maslow's needs Self-transcendence
Approach to emotions that seem most logical more often than not (which theory of emotion) Self-determination theory
The most well-preserved memories throughout your lifetime even as you age and memory goes bad emotionally salient memories when the hippocampus and amygdala work together u aint forgetting shit
Who was known as the rat tickler? Jaak Panksepp
retrograde vs anterograde amnesia retrograde: an inability to retrieve info from the past anterograde: an inability to form new memories
Key characteristics of motivation -energized: to do something -directed towards a goal -differing intensifies to reaching a goal
who developed the self-determination theory? Deci and Ryan
based purely on notes: Alcohol and memory... Don't mix
main distinction between working and short-term memory short term memory- activated memory that holds limited info for a short period of time working memory - focuses on conscious, active memory processes key difference: working is active and ongoing
implicit vs explicit memory implicit: unconscious unintentional influence of past experiences on present behavior, skills and habits explicit: conscious intentional recall of facts and personal experiences
feeling guilty for not doing something (going to church) is what kind of motivation? introjected motivation
Who is Bethany Hamilton surfer who got her arm bit off by a shark then continued to surf afterwards and still won shit I know that's right #girlboss
Who said that your physiological things (heart rate going up, bp going up etc.) causes fear James-Lange theory (functionalism)
True or False: Dr. Kirk's research shows that people who are intrinsically motivated are happier than extrinsically motivated people True
Question #48 D- Long term potentiation
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