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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who founded the first psychology laboratory in the world?

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

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

    <p>Hippocampus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main takeaway from the jar story?

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

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

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

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

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

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