12 Questions
Which of the following is not a process in long-term memory?
Reinforcement
Who was the first person to measure the speed of nerve impulses?
Hermann von Helmholtz
Which of the following people believed most strongly that pretty much all human behaviour is a result of learning?
John Watson
What is the study of the relationship between the physical properties of a stimulus and its psychological effect called?
Psychophysics
Who founded the first psychology laboratory in the world?
Wilhelm Wundt
In psychology, stress is detrimental to memory partly because stress hormones affect which brain region?
Hippocampus
What is the main takeaway from the jar story?
Prioritizing tasks is important
it has been demonstrated that involuntary responses such as glandular secretions and emotions can be trained by means of:
Classical conditioning
The advice on watching out for procrastination triggers is based on which type of learning?
Observational learning
To combat reluctance in starting major tasks, what technique was suggested in class?
Salami technique
According to Dunlosky and colleagues, which study technique is considered the most effective?
Practice testing
What is considered the best way to schedule study time for a big exam?
Five or six big study sessions spread out over a month before the exam
Test your knowledge of behavior and conditioning with this psychology quiz. Questions cover topics such as the lessons from the jar story, types of conditioning, and recognizing triggers for procrastination. Choose the correct answers to improve your understanding of psychological concepts.
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