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PSYCH 101 FINAL!

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****Decay theory of forgetting   based on the commonsense assumption that memory, like all biological processes, decrades with time  
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****Interference theory of forgetting   forgetting is caused by one memory completing with or trying to replace, another memory  
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****Retrieval failure theory of forgetting   if you "blanked out" during exam and remembred "forgotten" info later  
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****Motivated theory of forgetting   we forget for a reason  
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****Define and give an example of proactive interference   old info interferes w/remembering new info, old info may interfere w/your ability to learn and remember your new college course in French  
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****Define and give an example of retroactive interference   new info interferes w/remembering old info; learning new # causes forgetting of old  
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***How can you extend the CAPACITY of STM   use chunking-grouping separate pieces of info into a single unit  
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*****How can you extend the DURATION of STM   if you consciously and continuously repeat the info over and over again (maintenance rehearsal)  
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****What is long-term memory   third stage of memory that stores info for long periods of time  
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****Give an example of hierarchies from the book. In which stage of memory are they used   use of diagrams, tables and visual summaries will help to study for exam; long term memory  
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****What is sensory memory   first memory stage that holds sensory info  
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****What is experiment   carefully controlled scientific procedure that involves manipulation of variables to determine cause and effect  
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*****Give an example for encoding specificity principle   you do better on a test when you take it in the same seat and classroom where you originally studied the material  
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****Elaborative rehearsal strategies   expanding the info, actively exploring and questioning new info, trying to find meaningfullness  
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****What is shallow level of process and example   we are only aware of basic incoming sensory info; you obtain a copy of names of students and just repeat them over and over  
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****What is deep level of process and example   adding meaning, developing organizations and associations or relating it to things we already know; if you thought about each name and grouped all the names accordin to the 1st initial  
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****Give an example of chunking from the book   expert chess players group the chess pieces into patterns that can be easily recalled  
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****Placebo   Inactive substance or fake treatment used as a control technique, usually in drug research, or given by a medical pracitioner to a patient  
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****Correlational Research   a type of research which studies two or more variables to find a relationship bw them  
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****Double-Blind study   neither the participant nor the experimenter knows to which group the participant has been assigned  
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****Experimental Group   the group that receives the independent variable  
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*****Control Group   group that is treated identically to the experimental group, but doesnt receive the independent variable  
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*****Independent Variable   the variable that is manipulated by the experimenter  
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*****Dependent Variable   the observed variable measured by the experimenter  
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****Chunking   grouping separate pieces of info into a single unit  
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***Elaborative Rehearsal   necessary for storage in long-term memory in which info is actively reviewed and related to old info  
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****Maintenance Rehearsal   Repeating info to maintain it in short-term memory  
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****Encoding specificity hypothesis   memory is better when the conditions of recall are similar to conditions when info was learned  
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****Positive correlation   2 variables move into the same direction-increase or decrease together  
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*****Negative Correlation   Two variables move in opposite directions as one factor increases, the other one decreases  
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****Hierarchies   assists long-term memory by organizing info into general categories that are further divided and subdivided  
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****Serial Position Effect   Remembering material at the beginning and end of a list better than the material in the middle  
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define psychology   scientific study of behavior and mental processes  
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4 goals of psychology   description, explanation, prediction, change  
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examples of 4 goals of psychology   p 6  
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6 steps in scientific method   ID questions of interest and review the literature; develop a testable hypothesis; select a research method; analyze data, publish, replenish view, build a theory  
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what is hypothesis   specific prediction about how one variable relates to another  
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example of hypothesis   p 16  
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see table 1.2 ch 1   (blank)  
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see figure 1.6 p 24   (blank)  
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experimenter bias   occurs when researcher influences research results in the expected direction  
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participant bias   occurs when experimental conditions influence the participants behavior or mental processes  
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how do placebo and double blind address the problems of experimenter and participant bias   (blank)  
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sample bias   occurs when research participants are not representative of the lager population EX?  
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sample   a group of research participants selected to represent a population EX?  
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random assignment   using chance methods to assign participants to experimental or control conditions, thus minimizing the possibility of biases or preexisting diferenes in the groups  
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define random/representative sampling   p 28  
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what is population, EX?   (blank)  
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case study   in depth study of a single research participant EX?  
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naturalistic observation   observation and recording of behavior in the participants natural state or habitat EX?  
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survey   research technique that questions a large sample of people to assess their behaviors and attitudes EX?  
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informed consent   participants aggreement to take a part in a study after being told what to expect  
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debriefing   informng participants after research about the purpose of the study, the nature of the anticipated results and any deceptions used  
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when is deception used   (blank)  
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what does debriefing mean   (blank)  
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major emphasis of psychoanalytic perspective   unconscious conflict  
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what types of statements are permitted by experimental methods   experimental methodology-"one variable causes, affects or influences the other"  
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what types of statments are permitted descriptive/correlational methods   "there is a relationship (non-causal) bw 2 variables. Cant say variable causes, affects or influences other variable; - can predict  
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defining characteristic of descriptive/correlational methodology   simply observe variables  
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defining characteristic of experimental methodoly   manipulate variables  
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major emphasis of the neuroscience/biopsychology perspective   genetic and biological processes in the brain and nervous system  
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major emphasis of the cognitive perspective   thoughts, perception, and info processing  
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major emphasis of the humanistic perspective   human nature is naturally positive and growth seeking  
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major emphasis of behavioral perspective   objective, observable environmental influences on overt behavior  
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3 stage model   p 252  
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*What is the key to accurate storage and retrieval in LT memory   (blank)  
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explicit/declarative memory, EX   (blank)  
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semantic/episodic memory, EX   (blank)  
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implicit/nondeclarative/procedural memory, EX   (blank)  
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retrieval cue EX   (blank)  
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recognition EX   (blank)  
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recall EX   (blank)  
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relearning EX   (blank)  
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describe ebbinghaus' experiment and results   (blank)  
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contrast mass   (blank)  
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distributed practice   (blank)  
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what is the same as cramming   (blank)  
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what is long-term potentiation   (blank)  
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what are 2 ways long-term potentiation can happen   (blank)  
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do hormones affect memory, WHY   (blank)  
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amnesia   (blank)  
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causes of amnesia   (blank)  
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know the procedure of the "barn" and staged crime" eyewitness studies   (blank)  
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how do judges handle eyewitness testimony   (blank)  
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what is confidence of eyewitness research subjects even when inaccurate   (blank)  
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know specific tips on p 277-278 except memonic devices   (blank)  
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