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A relatively permanent change in a organism’s behavior due to experience is called…

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learning

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The type of learning in which we learn to associate two stimuli is…

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classical conditioning

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tendency to associate a response and its consequence forms the basis of…

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operant conditioning

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procedure in which a person teaches a complicated behavior by building up to it in small steps is called…

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shaping

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a event that increases the frequency of a behavior is a …

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reinforcer

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procedure involving reinforcement of each and every response is called…

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continuous reinforcement

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procedure in which responses are reinforced only part of the time is called…

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partial/intermittent

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neuroscientists have found ___ neurons in the brain that provide a neural basis for ___ learning

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mirror observational

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type if learning associated with Skinner

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operant conditioning

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when a conditioned stimulus is presented without an accompanying unconditioned stimulus ___ will soon take place

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extinction

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learning by imitating others behaviors is called…

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observational

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researcher best known for studying observational learning…

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Bandura

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a behavior followed by the removal of a unpleasant stimulus is being…

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negatively reinforced

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encoding that requires attention and effort is called…

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effortful processing

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the tendancy to remember the first and last items in a list best is called the…

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serial position effect

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memories for surprising, significant moments that are especially clear are called…

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flashbulb memories

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after suffering damage to the hippocampus, a person would probably…

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lose the ability to store new facts.

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being in a bad mood after a hard day of work, Susan could think nothing positive in her life. This is best explained as an example of…

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mood-congruent memory

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when starting a new job and asked your new number you can only think of your old extension. This would illustrate the effects of…

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interference

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according to Freud the failure to remember painful memories (war, torture) is a example of…

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repression

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the steps in memory information processing are…

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encoding, storage, and retrieval

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short-term memory span is approximately ___ items

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7

23
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the spacing effect means that

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study spread out over time results in better retention that cramming

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memory for skills is called…

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implicit memory

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the three-stage processing model of memory was proposed by

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Atkinson & Shriffrin

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long-term potentiation refers to…

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the increased efficiency of a synapse’s firing potential following learning

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repression is an example of …

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motivated forgetting

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what is not recommended as a strategy for improving memory…

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speed reading

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When response is first learned. (1st stage in conditioning)…

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acquisition

30
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motivated forgetting provides a example of forgetting caused by failure in…

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retrieval

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when behavior is strengthened if followed by reinforcement, or diminished if punished

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operant

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behavior strengthened if reinforced

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law of effect

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voluntary behavior

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operant behavior

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process of observing and imitating

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modeling

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poor memory for recalling memory for info just before your about to speak

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next-in-line-effect

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sound

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acoustic encoding

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meaning

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semantic encoding

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organizing items into familiar manageable units. often automatic, acronyms

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chunking

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retention without conscious recollection

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implicit memory

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facts & experience that one can consciously know and declare

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explicit memory

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