Psychology Quiz on Behavior and Conditioning
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Which of the following is not a process in long-term memory?

  • Storage
  • Reinforcement (correct)
  • Retrieval
  • Encoding

Who was the first person to measure the speed of nerve impulses?

  • Hermann von Helmholtz (correct)
  • William James
  • Sigmund Freud
  • John Watson

Which of the following people believed most strongly that pretty much all human behaviour is a result of learning?

  • William James
  • John Watson (correct)
  • G. Stanley Hall
  • E.B. Titchener

What is the study of the relationship between the physical properties of a stimulus and its psychological effect called?

<p>Psychophysics (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who founded the first psychology laboratory in the world?

<p>Wilhelm Wundt (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In psychology, stress is detrimental to memory partly because stress hormones affect which brain region?

<p>Hippocampus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main takeaway from the jar story?

<p>Prioritizing tasks is important (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

it has been demonstrated that involuntary responses such as glandular secretions and emotions can be trained by means of:

<p>Classical conditioning (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The advice on watching out for procrastination triggers is based on which type of learning?

<p>Observational learning (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

To combat reluctance in starting major tasks, what technique was suggested in class?

<p>Salami technique (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Dunlosky and colleagues, which study technique is considered the most effective?

<p>Practice testing (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is considered the best way to schedule study time for a big exam?

<p>Five or six big study sessions spread out over a month before the exam (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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