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Learning & Memory (Morehead State University)
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
10/20/2010

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In Pavlov's studies what was the conditioned response?

Definition

Salivation

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What were the results of the bobo doll study?
Definition

ØMore imitative physical aggression occurred among males
ØMales particularly influenced by same-gender model
ØMore imitative verbal aggression occurred when model was same gender as child

 

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What is the definition of memory?
Definition

Process by which information is:
Acquired and encoded
“processing of information”

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What was the George Franklin case?
Definition

Sept. 22, 1969 – George Franklin drives Eileen to school
Picks up friend Susan Nason
Drive to wooded area and walk around
George allegedly sexually assaults /murders Nason
Drives Eileen home
Immediately goes to room and to bed

 

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Watsons and Rayners goals of study were?
Definition

Can an infant be conditioned to fear an animal if presented with a  sound?
Stimulus generalization- would such responses transfer to other animals?
How long would this response tendancy last?

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What happened to Albert B?
Definition

Taken from hospital
Conditioned emotional response not removed
Died on may 10, 1925 (age 6)
Purported real name=Douglas Merritte

 

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Context Dependent Memory
Definition

more successful at retrieving memories if in the same environment in which memory was stored

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What was the method of study in the bobo doll study?
Definition

Child in room watching an adult playing quietly or beating up Bobo Doll
Child taken to another room and mildly frustrated
Children allowed to play with other toys, including Bobo doll and a wooden mallet for 20 minutes

 

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In Pavlov's studies what was the Neutral Stimulus?

Definition
A Bell
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In Pavlov's studies what was the conditioned stimulus?

Definition
A Bell
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Who is Ivan Pavlov and what is he famous for?
Definition
A Russian Neurophysiologist who conducted the dog experiments and discovered psychic secretion
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Short-term memory
Definition
A limited-capacity store that can maintain unrehearsed information for up to about 20 seconds
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Anterograde Amnesia 
Definition
A person loses memories for events that occur after the injury
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Retrograde Amnesia
Definition
A person loses memories for events that occurred prior to the injury
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What is the difference between a reinforcement and a punishment?
Definition
A reinforcement is when the behavior is strengthened a punishment is when the behavior is diminished. 
Term
The case of George Franklin was unusual because he was convicted based upon..
Definition
A repressed memory
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A schedule of reinforcement is
Definition
A specific pattern of presentation of reinforcers over time
Term
As a result of surgery to treat epilepsy, the individual known as H.M. developed a condition known as
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Anterograde Amnesia
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Behaviorist versus Freudian perspective on fear
Definition
Argued that phobias and emotional disturbances are due to unconscious conflicts and sexual urges
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What is the definition of learning?
Definition
Change in knowledge or behavior brought through experiences or interactions with the environment
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The storage capacity of short-term memory can be increased by combining items into larger units called
Definition
Chunks
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Reflexes, automatic response
Association between stimuli (e.g., white rat and sound)
Conditioned stimulus used to make response happen
What kind of conditioning is this?

 

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Classical Conditioning
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The type of learning in which a stimulus acquires the capacity to evoke a response that was originally evoked by another stimulus 
Definition
Classical Conditioning
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Conditioned taste aversions represent an unusual or atypical example of
Definition
Classical Conditioning
Term
The information processing theory of memory argues that human memory is like a: 
Definition
Computer
Term
A previously neutral stimulus, that through conditioning acquires the capacity to evoke a response, is 
Definition
Conditioned Stimulus
Term

 

Imagine a husband and wife asking Bandura for advice on how they should teach their young child to say "please" and "thank you". Which of the following would Bandura be most likely to suggest?

 

Definition
Consistently say please and thank you in your interactions with others. 
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In Watson's and Rayner's Little Albert study what was the unconditioned response?

Definition
Crying/Scared
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In Watson's and Rayner's Little Albert study what was the conditioned response?

Definition
Crying/Scared
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The three basic processes in memory are:
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Encoding, Storage and Retrieval
Term
What is shaping?
Definition
Encouraging a new behavior by gradual reinforcement 
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Goodwin et. al (1969) "Alcohol Study"
Definition

Examined the effects of alcohol intoxication on memory

Would being intoxicated at time of recall enhance memory?

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What is a fixed ratio schedule? Give an example
Definition
Example: Rats get food every 4th time they push the lever 
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The gradual weakening and disappearance of a tendency to make a conditioned response is termed...
Definition
Extinction
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If you are "shaping" a child to pick up all his toys, what would you need to do each time the child does a better job of picking up his toys than he did previously?
Definition
Give the child a reinforcement
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Who was B.F. Skinner.. what was he known for?
Definition
Harvard Professor, known for discovering reinforcements/punishments. He argued that classical conditioning cannot account for behavior. He thought that the environment causes behavior. 
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What is spontaneous recovery?
Definition
Having a fear reaction years later spontaneously
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According to skinner, the fundamental principle of operant conditioning is that organisms tend to repeat those responses that...
Definition
Induces a biological need
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Short term memory as "working memory"
Definition
Involves conscious processing of information. It can hold a max of 7 + or - 2 items for about 20 seconds. 
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What is encoding?
Definition
Involves forming a memory code. Analogy: (entering data through keyboard)
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What is storage as relative to memory?
Definition
Involves maintaining encoded information in memory over time. Analogy: Saving data on a floppy disk
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What is retrieval as relative to memory?
Definition
Involves recovering information from memory stores (Analogy: calling up file and displaying data on monitor)
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Repressed memories
Definition
Keeping distressing thoughts and feelings buried in the unconscious
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What is the definition of associative learning?
Definition
Learning two events occur together
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What is elaboration.. relative to memory?
Definition
Linking a stimulus to other information at the time of encoding.
Term

This is is an unlimited capacity store that can hold information over lengthy periods of time

 

 

 

Definition
Long term memory
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In Pavlov's studies what was the unconditioned stimulus?
Definition
Meat powder
Term
In Pavlovs principle experiement, the unconditioned stimulus was the..
Definition
Meat powder
Term
Nancy has a headache, she takes some aspirin and the headache goes away. Nancy is more likely to take aspirin again. This is an example of
Definition
Negative reinforcement
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The type of learning that occurs when an organism's responding is influenced by the observation of others who are called models is
Definition
Observational learning
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Source Monitoring error
Definition
Occurs when a memory derived from one source is misattributed to another source. 
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Misinformation effect
Definition
Occurs when participants recall of an event witnessed is altered by introducing misleading post event information
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Voluntary behavior
Association between response and consequence
Stimuli (reinforce/punishment) follow behavior.
What kind of conditioning is this?

 

Definition
Operant Conditioning
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While___is most closely associated with classical conditioning,___is most closely associated with operant conditioning
Definition
Pavlov, Skinner
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Sensory Memory
Definition
Preserves information in its original sensory form for a brief time, usually only a fraction of a second
Term
What is token economy?
Definition
Prizes for good behavior in exchange for something valuable
Term

Jane, your teenage daughter, was ridiculed at school for wearing a particular style of shirt. Now, she no longer wears that style of shirt to school. Being ridiculed is an example of

 

Definition
Punishment
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What is intermittent reinforcement?
Definition
Reinforcing a response only sometimes 
Term
The process of locating and recovering information from your memory store is
Definition
Retrieval
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While out trick-or-treating for Halloween, at first Billy's neighbors had to remind him to say "trick or treat" before they dropped their treats into his bag. As he continued to visit houses in the neighborhood, soon Billy would say "trick or treat" as soon as the neighbors answered the door. The treats he received were the ____ 

Definition
Rewards
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In Pavlov's studies what was the unconditioned response?

Definition
Salivation
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What is the information processing theory?
Definition
Sensory information is inputted into the brain and stored until it needs to be used and then retrieved when needed
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This is a limited capacity store that can maintain unrehearsed information for up to about 20 seconds.

 

Definition
Short term memory
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In Watson's famous "little albert" experiment, Albert was classically conditioned to...
Definition
Show a fear response to a white rat
Term
Who thought that environment causes behavior?
Definition
Skinner
Term
Who argued that classical conditioning cannot account for behavior?
Definition
Skinner
Term
Who thought of the air crib?
Definition
Skinner
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Positive punishment 
Definition
Something bad is presented which decreases the behavior in the future
Term
Negative Reinforcement
Definition
Something bad is removed or avoided, which increases the occurrence of behavior
Term
Positive reinforcement
Definition
Something good is presented which increases the behavior in the future
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Negative Punishment
Definition
Something good is removed, which decreases the behavior in the future
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If a dog has been classically conditioned to salivate when shown a square also salivates when shown a rectangle, the dog's behavior illustrates..
Definition
Stimulus Generalization
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What is an air crib/"baby tender"?
Definition
Temperature controlled compartment meant to control the environment for babies
Term
In Watson's and Rayner's Little Albert study what was the unconditioned stimulus?
Definition
The Loud Noise
Term
How does classical conditioning apply to taste aversions?
Definition
The UCS makes the NS your unconditioned response to the food.
Term

In Watson's and Rayner's Little Albert study what was the neutral stimulus?

Definition
The White Rat
Term

In Watson's and Rayner's Little Albert study what was the conditioned stimulus?

Definition
The White Rat
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What is visual imagery (relative to memory)?
Definition
The creation of visual images to represent the words to be remembered--can also be used to enrich encoding
Term
Positive reinforcement involves
Definition
The presentation of a pleasant stimulus
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Rehearsal
Definition
The process of repetitively verbalizing or thinking about information
Term
How does classical conditioned apply to advertising?
Definition
The unconditioned stimulus usually tricks us into liking the conditioned stimulus even though the unconditioned stimulus has nothing to do with the neutral stimulus
Term
What were the results of the alcohol study?
Definition
They were more likely to remember the information if it was encoded in a novel context. Context cues may enhance retrieval.. This is the same as why we can remember music
Term
Classical Conditioning
Definition
Type of learning in which a stimulus acquires the capacity to evoke a response that was originally evoked by another stimulus
Term
Flashbulb memories
Definition
Unusually vivid and detailed recollections of momentous events
Term
What is the skinner box?
Definition
a chamber for animals that gives reinforcers (food) and punishments (shocks)
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Chunking
Definition
a group of familiar stimuli stored as a single unit
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Long term memory
Definition
an unlimited capacity store that can hold information over lengthy periods of time. 
Term
Classical Conditioning could easily account for how a young child might learn to...
Definition
fear the dentist
Term
What was Watson's and Rayner's method of study?
Definition
for 9 months they tested sound on Lil Albert
Term
What is attention relative to memory?
Definition
it involves focusing awareness on a narrowed range of stimuli or events
Term

 

You look up the phone number of the new Pizza Hut and repeat the number silently in your head until you find a pad of paper to write it down. The process of actively repeating the number is called

 

Definition
rehearsal
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What is continuous reinforcement?
Definition
reinforcing a desired response each time it occurs (Example giving a dog a treat every time it goes outside to pee)
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                  The reappearance of a conditioned response after extinction and a period of rest is called

 

Definition
spontaneous recovery
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What is a variable ratio schedule?
Definition
the number of non reinforced times it takes to get a reinforcement varies. 
Term
In Pavlovs principle experiment, when the dog salivated after receiving meat powder, the salivation was the..
Definition
unconditioned response
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