Psych Review Packet #31-40

Encoding failure

Austin can't remember Jack Smith's name because he wasn't paying attention when Jack was formally introduced. Austin's poor memory is best explained in terms of

Operant conditioning

Because Saleem was spanked on several occasions for biting electric cords, he no longer does so. Saleem's behavior change best illustrates the value of

Encoding memory semantically

By taking text and class notes in your own words you are improving memory by

Biological predispositions

Children learn to fear spiders more easily than they learn to fear flowers. This best illustrates the impact of ____ on learning.

Hippocampus, cerebellum

Explicit memory is to ___ as implicit memory is to ___

Unconditioned stimulus

In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, infants develop a fear of books after books are repeatedly presented with a loud noise. In this fictional example, the loud noise is an

Variable-interval

On the first day of class, Professor Wallace tells her geography students that pop quizzes will be given at unpredictable times throughout the semester. Clearly, studying for Professor Wallace's surprise quizzes will be reinforced on a _____ schedule.

Intrinsic motivation

Using rewards to bribe people to engage in an activity they already enjoy is most likely to inhibit

Positive reinforcer increase the rate of operant responding, negative reinforcers increase the rate of operant responding

What is true about positive and negative reinforcers?

Spontaneous recovery

What provides evidence that a CR is not completely eliminated during extinction?