Psych 1, HW Exam 3

Which of the following is the best description of Classical Conditioning?

Both A & B (Involuntary Responding, Stimulus response learning)

_____ occurs when mimic others and increases liking.

Chameleon Effect

_______ occurs when we recall memories that we originally formed in the same place or situation.

Context-dependent memory

The bystander effect includes:

Diffusion of responsibility

If you originally fear dogs but then notice that you fear all 4-legged animals. This is an example of:

Generalization

Which would be the best example of negative reinforcement?

Giving someone the option to get out of a chore they dislike

If you are member of a group and start to believe the group's ideals fully without question, you may have fallen prey to_____.

Group think

Beau learned that his food was kept in a tin on the counter and thus ran whenever he heard the tin open. He then started running to the tin whenever his owner walked toward it. What is the best explanation for this?

Higher-Order Conditioning: Beau associated his owner with the tin

The part of the brain that is responsible for short term memory processing is?

Hippocampus

Observational learning theorists believe that we learn through _____ because we are hardwired to mimic due to the presence of ____.

Observation; mirror neurons

If you believe its important to be charitable, but are with a group of friends that tend to tease you for helping others so much, you may not give a homeless person a few dollars when you're out with them. This is an example of:

Outside influence overriding attitudes

______ says that we help to gain some sort of reward.

Social Exchange Theory

Lisa is watching a scary movie with Jenna. Throughout the movie her heart races frantically. The next time she sees Jenna she notices that she is annoyed by her presence. Which is the correct sequence?

UCS: Scary Movie UCR: heart races CS: Jenna CR annoyed

What is the process of combining bits of information to improve short-term memory capacity.

chunking

Pavlov's theory, "The Conditioned Reflex" is most similar to _____ and emphasizes _____.

classical conditioning; associations between reflexes and neutral stimuli

If you find yourself doing a behavior that is at odds with your belief system, you may experience discomfort and thus change your belief to match the attitude, like what they found in the Stanford prison experiment. This is an example of _______.

cognitive dissonance

Students in Buckley's 1A class were all in class when a large earthquake shook the campus. Afterward, students were afraid to come to class. In this example, the ____ would be the UCS and the ___ the CS.

earthquake; 1A class

Marsha writes in her diary every morning. About what types of memories is she most likely writing?

episodic memories

The two components of prejudice are:

fear and ignorance

Acceptance conformity involves _______.

informational social influence

The best example of Deindividuation would be which of the following?

losing sense of yourself in a group

Giving someone a raise after they bring in new business to the company is an example of ____.

positive reinforcement

Taking away your child's cell phone when they come home after curfew is an example of _____.

punishment

If you're standing in line at starbucks and see mom yell harshly at her child and immediately think, "what a horrible parent." You have likely fallen prey to __________.

the fundamental attribution error

Susan is trying to teach her boyfriend to bring her flowers when he returns from business trips. According to B.F. Skinner, what would be the best method?

to reward him in some way when he does bring flowers