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PSYCH110 EXAM 2
MEYERS MODULES 11-17, 20-25
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
10/19/2010

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Parapsychology
Definition
study of ESP
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Learning
Definition
process result in permanent change in behavior due to experience/ process of new knowledge.
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Pavlo
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Known for classical conditional model
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Watson
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Father of behaviorism
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Skinner
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Known for Operant condition model
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Behaviorist
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Believe only need to study behavior in human not mind.
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Types of learning: Associative Learning
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cause and effect.
Pavlov
Two events occur together
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Types of learning: Classical Conditioning
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Like Associative but more focused on how many times one thing happens to recognize pattern
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Types of learning: Operant Contintioning
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Reinforcement
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Types of learning: Observational learning
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Observe
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How to judge depth?
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Binocular cues: Depth cues that depend on two eyes
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Covergence
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Degree to which eyes focus= close more focus
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retinal disparity
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What each eye see's individually to find out distance
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How do we judge distance?
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Monocular cues: depth/distance cues available to each eye alone
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Overlap
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When one object blocks another, we still know rest exists
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Testure gradient
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As things with texture go farther away become less distinct
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Motion Paralax
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As moving, speed passing= estimated distance
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Law of Pragnanz
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Law of simplicity
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Ways to organize: Proximity
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Objects closer together we put into groups
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Ways to organize: Similarity
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We group things that are similar
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Ways to organize: Continuty
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We believe in progression not segments
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Ways to organize: Connectedness
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See things as single unit, es.) fill in lines
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Threshold
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level that stimuli has to be to be detected
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Absolute threshold
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smallest possible stimuli that can be detected: @ least 50%
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Classical Conditioning: Acqusition
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CS paired with UCS
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Classical Conditioning: Extintion
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CS no longer pared
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Classical Conditioning: Spontaneous recovery
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After forgotten easily remembered
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Classical Conditioning: Stimulus generalization
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anything similar will react
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Classical Conditioning: Stimulus discrimination
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only on shared stimuli
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reinforcement Schedule: Fixed interval (FI)
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reinforcing behavior only after fixed amount of time
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reinforcement Schedule:Variable Interval (VI)
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random time before reinforcement
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reinforcement Schedule:Fixed ratio (FR)
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behavior post fixed number
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reinforcement Schedule: Variable ratio (VR)
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behavior post random number
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Unconditioned Stimulas: (US)
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Stimulas that creates response
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Unconditioned Response (UR)
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Response that naturally occurs when US
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Conditioned Stimulus (CS)
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Nuetral stimulus combined with US and soon creates UR
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Conditioned Response (CR)
Definition
Learned response to a previously neutral stimulus
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Parenting Style: Pemissive
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few rules
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Parenting Style: authoritive
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strict rules/ rely on punishment
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Parenting Style: authotiative
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sets limits and explains why
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Types of Attachment: Secure
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Child knows needs will be meet
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Types of Attachment: Insecure
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Ansious, avoidant, disorganized, mixed feelings
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Piaget Stages of development: Sensory Motor
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(Birth-2) rely on senses, motor awarness
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Piaget Stages of development:Preoperational
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(2-7) Language ability, egocentrism
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Piaget Stages of development: Concrete Operational
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(7-12) Start considering others veiws
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Piaget Stages of development: Formal Operational
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(12+) abstract problem solving
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Sex and Gender
Definition
Sex: What born with
Gender: Psych term to awareness to biological sex
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Social learning theory
Definition
learning by observing or imitating others (rewarded/punished)
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Gender Schema theory
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how develop ideas of how boys and girls should act
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bottom up processing
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Little ideas to Big; stimulus to recognition (opposite is top down)
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Gender Schema theory
Definition
how develop ideas of how boys and girls should act
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bottom up processing
Definition
Little ideas to Big; stimulus to recognition (opposite is top down)
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