Learning and Memory (Ch. 3)

Question 1

How does classical conditioning work?

Answer 1

Unconditioned Response becomes Conditioned and Neutral Stimulus becomes Conditioned by using Unconditioned Stimulus

Question 2

Behavior is changed through the use of consequence

Answer 2

Operant Conditioning

Question 3

Difference between reinforcement and punishment

Answer 3

Reinforcement increases behavior and punishment decreases it

Question 4

Requires short term memory, attention, and executive function to manipulate information

Answer 4

Working memory

Question 5

Stores facts and stories

Answer 5

Explicit Memory

Question 6

Stores skills and conditioning effects

Answer 6

Implicit

Question 7

Recall aided by first being presented with word or phrase

Answer 7

Priming

Question 8

Conversion of short term to long term memory, strengthening of neuronal connections resulting from increased neurotransmitter and adding of receptors

Answer 8

Long-term potentiation

Question 9

Organisms learn to distinguish between two similar stimuli

Answer 9

Discrimination

Question 10

Broadening effect by which a stimulus similar enough to conditioned stimulus can also produce the conditioned response

Answer 10

Generalization

Question 11

Meant to prevent the unpleasantness of something that has yet to happen

Answer 11

Avoidance Learning

Question 12

Learning that occurs without reward that is spontaneously demonstrated once reward is introduced

Answer 12

Latent learning

Question 13

Confusion between sematic and episodic memory

Answer 13

Source Amnesia

Question 14

System associates numbers with items that rhyme with or resemble the numbers

Answer 14

Peg-word

Question 15

Requires active attention to the info being presented

Answer 15

Controlled Processing