Psychology Test 2 Flashcards

A stimulus that evokes an unconditional response without previous conditioning.

An unlearned reaction to an unconditioned stimulus that occurs without previous conditioning.

<p>A previously neutral stimulus that has acquired the capacity to evoke a conditioned response through conditioning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A learned reaction to a conditioned stimulus that occurs because of previous conditioning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When a conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented alone until it no longer elicits a conditioned response.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When a conditioned response is elicited by a new stimulus that resembles the original conditioned stimulus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When a conditioned response is not elicited by a new stimulus that resembles the original conditioned stimulus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Occurs when a conditioned stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus are paired, gradually resulting in a conditioned response.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The reappearance of an extinguished response after a period of non-exposure to the conditioned stimulus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When a conditioned stimulus functions as if it were an unconditioned stimulus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A baby in a study by Watson and Rayner who developed a fear of furry animals after being conditioned.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A type of learning in which responses come to be controlled by their consequences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reinforcement of closer and closer approximations of a desired response.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Stimuli that satisfy biological needs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Conditioned reinforcement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A reinforcement schedule where the reinforcer is given after a fixed number of non-reinforced responses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A reinforcement schedule where the reinforcer is given after a variable number of non-reinforced responses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A reinforcement schedule where the reinforcer is given for the first response after a fixed time interval has elapsed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A reinforcement schedule where the reinforcer is given for the first response after a variable time interval has elapsed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Any action provided before or after the behavior that makes the behavior more likely to reoccur.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Any action removed that makes the behavior more likely to reoccur.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Removing a consequence in order to decrease a target behavior.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some consequence has been added in order to decrease a target behavior.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A conditioned response where an individual associates a particular food with illness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Responding is influenced by the observation of others.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A psychologist who pioneered observational learning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Attention, retention, reproduction, motivation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Encoding, storage, retrieval.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Getting information into memory; the role of attention, focusing awareness, divided.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Maintaining information in memory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Getting information out of memory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Shallow processing that emphasizes the physical structure of the stimulus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Intermediate processing that emphasizes what a word looks like (rhyme).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Deep processing that emphasizes the meaning of verbal input.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Brief preservation of information in original sensory form, auditory/visual - approximately ¼ second.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Limited duration, about 20 seconds without rehearsal, limited capacity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Unlimited capacity, storage of information over time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The mistaken belief that just because something hasn't happened in a while, it is due to happen soon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Defined intelligence in terms of the ability to resolve genuine problems or difficulties as they are encountered.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The concept that heredity sets limits on one's intellectual potential, while the quality of the environment influences scoring within this range.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A cognitive process where one tries to narrow down a list of alternatives to converge on a single correct answer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A cognitive process where one tries to expand the range of alternatives by generating many possible solutions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An innate general ability that includes problem-solving and understanding relationships between objects.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The knowledge and skills one has acquired over time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ability to resolve genuine problems or difficulties as they are encountered.</p> Signup and view all the answers