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Cognition
mental activities associated with thinking
concept
mental groupings of similar objects, events, ideas, and people
prototype
mental image or best example of a category
creativity
the ability to produce ideas that are both novel and valuable
convergent thinking
narrows the available problem solutions to determine the single best solution
divergent thinking
creative thinking that diverges in different solutions
what are the 5 components of creativity
expertise, imaginative thinking skills, venturesome personality, intrinsic motivation, a creative environment
what is expertise
well-developed base of knowledge
what are imaginative thinking skills
a person who seeks new experiences, tolerates ambiguity and risk, and preservers in overcoming obstacles
what are imaginative thinking skillls
they provide the ability to see things in novel ways, to recognize patterns, and to make connections
what is intrinsic motivation
being driven more by interest, satisfaction, and challenge that by external pressures
what does a creative environment do?
spark, supports, and refines creative ideas
Algorithms
step by step procedures that guarantee a solution
Heuristics?
simpler thinking strategies
Insight
a sudden realization of a problem’s solution; contrasts with strategy based solutions
confirmation bias
idea that we more eagerly seek out and favor evidence verifying our ideas than evidence refuting them
mental set
our tendency to approach a problem with the mind set of has worked of use previously
intuition
our fast, automatic, unreasoned feelings and thoughts
representativeness heuristic
judging the likelihood of things in terms of how well tjeu seem to represent or match particular prototypes
avaliability hueristic
when we estimate the likelihood of events based on how mentally available they are for example when we win at a casino lights flash making it memorable
overconfidence
tendency to overestimate the accuracy of our knowledge and judgements
belief perseverance
clinging to their belief even though they have been riven wrong
framing
the way we present an issue, sways our decisions and judgments
learning
process of acquiring new and relatively enduring information or behaviors
habituates
an organism’s decreasing response to a stimulus with repeated pressure to it
associative learning
when you link two events together
classical conditioning
we learn to associate two things and then to anticipate an event
operant conditioning
when we learn to associate a response (our behavior) and its consequence
cognitive learning
acquisition of mental information, whether by observing events, by watching there, or through language
behaviorism
the view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes.
neural stimulus (NS)
in classical conditioning, a stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning
unconditioned response (UR)
an unlearned, natural occurring response (such as salivation) to an unconditioned stimulus) (such as food in the mouth)
Conditioned Response (CR)
in classical conditioning, a learned response to a previously neutral (but new conditioned) stimulus (CS)
conditioned stimulus (CS)
in classical conditioning, an irrelevant stimulus, that after association with an unconditioned stimulus (US), comes to trigger a conditioned response. Such as a bell ringing at first and nothing happens then eventually it rings and there is food
acquisition
when one links a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus so that the neutral stimulus begins triggering the conditioned response
high order conditioning
when a new stimulus such as a light replaces a beep that signals food
extinction
the diminish responding that occurs when the CS or tone no longer signals and impending US food
spontaneous recovery
the reappearance of a weakened CR after a pause
discrimination
the learn debility to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus and stimuli that do not signal and unconditioned stimulus
operant conditioning
when organisms associate their own actions with consequences
classical conditioning does what
forms associations between a CS and the US it signals, also involves respondent behavior of actions that are automatic responses such as salivating in response to meat powder and later in response to tone
law of effect
rewarded behavior is likely to occur
reinforcement
an event that strengthens a proceeding response or behavior that follows
shaping
an operant conditioning procedure in which reinforcers guide behavior toward closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior
discriminative stimulus
stimuli that signal that a response will be reinforced
positive reinforcement
strengthens a response by present a typically pleasurable stimulus after a response
negative reinforcement
strengthens a response by reducing or removing something negative
negative reinforcement removes what
a punsihing event, provides relief from the whining teenager, bad headache, or annoying alarm
primary reinforcers
one that satisfies a biological need such as hunger, food would be one
condtioned reinforcers
or secondary reinforcers, get their power through learned associations ith primary reinforcers
reinforcement schedules
a pattern that defines how often a desired response will be reinforced
continuos reinforcment
reinforcing the desired response every time it occurs, such as getting hcolate for not sitting in sheldons seat
fixed ratio schedules
reinforce behavior after a set number of responses
variable ratio schedules
provide reinforcers after a seemingly unpredictable number of reposes, such as gambling you don’t know when it will come
fixed interval schedules
in operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response only after a specified time has elapsed
variable interval schedule
a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response at unpredictable time intervals
punishment
any consequence that decreases the frequency of of a preceding behavior, not like reinforcement positive or negative tha increases a bahavior
respondent behavior
behavior that occurs as an automatic response to some stimulus
operant behavior
behavior that operates on the environment producing consequences
cognitive map
mental representation of the layout of ones environment
latent learning
learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it
insight
a sudden realization of a problem’s solution
intrinsic motivation
a desire to perform a behavior effectively for its own sake
extrinsic motivation
a desire to perform a behavior to receive promised rewards or avoid punishment
coping
alleviating stress using emotional, cognitive, or behavioral methods
problem focused coping
attempting to alleviate stress directly - by changing the stressor or the way we interact with that stressor
emotion focused coping
attempting to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor and attending to emotional needs related to one’s stress reaction, basically when we cannot or believe we cannot change a situation
learned helplessness
feeling helpless and oppressed may lead to astute of passive aggressiveness
external locus of control
the perception that chance or outside forces determine their fate
internal locus of control
who believe that they control their own destiny
self control
the ability to control impulses and delay short term gratification
observational learning
learning by observing others
modelin
the process of observing and imitating a specific behavior
mirror neurons
neurons that fire when performing certain cations or when observing another doing son. brains mirroring of another’s actions may enable imitation and empathy
prosocial behavior
positive constructive, helpful behavior. the opposite of antisocial behavior
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mental activities associated with thinking
Cognition
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mental groupings of similar objects, events, ideas, and people
concept
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mental image or best example of a category
prototype
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the ability to produce ideas that are both novel and valuable
creativity
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narrows the available problem solutions to determine the single best solution
convergent thinking
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creative thinking that diverges in different solutions
divergent thinking
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expertise, imaginative thinking skills, venturesome personality, intrinsic motivation, a creative environment
what are the 5 components of creativity
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well-developed base of knowledge
what is expertise
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a person who seeks new experiences, tolerates ambiguity and risk, and preservers in overcoming obstacles
what are imaginative thinking skills
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they provide the ability to see things in novel ways, to recognize patterns, and to make connections
what are imaginative thinking skillls
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being driven more by interest, satisfaction, and challenge that by external pressures
what is intrinsic motivation
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spark, supports, and refines creative ideas
what does a creative environment do?
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step by step procedures that guarantee a solution
Algorithms
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simpler thinking strategies
Heuristics?
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a sudden realization of a problem’s solution; contrasts with strategy based solutions
Insight
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idea that we more eagerly seek out and favor evidence verifying our ideas than evidence refuting them
confirmation bias
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our tendency to approach a problem with the mind set of has worked of use previously
mental set
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our fast, automatic, unreasoned feelings and thoughts
intuition
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judging the likelihood of things in terms of how well tjeu seem to represent or match particular prototypes
representativeness heuristic
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when we estimate the likelihood of events based on how mentally available they are for example when we win at a casino lights flash making it memorable
avaliability hueristic
reversed Cards
tendency to overestimate the accuracy of our knowledge and judgements
overconfidence
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clinging to their belief even though they have been riven wrong
belief perseverance
reversed Cards
the way we present an issue, sways our decisions and judgments
framing
reversed Cards
process of acquiring new and relatively enduring information or behaviors
learning
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an organism’s decreasing response to a stimulus with repeated pressure to it
habituates
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when you link two events together
associative learning
reversed Cards
we learn to associate two things and then to anticipate an event
classical conditioning
reversed Cards
when we learn to associate a response (our behavior) and its consequence
operant conditioning
reversed Cards
acquisition of mental information, whether by observing events, by watching there, or through language
cognitive learning
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the view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes.
behaviorism
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in classical conditioning, a stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning
neural stimulus (NS)
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an unlearned, natural occurring response (such as salivation) to an unconditioned stimulus) (such as food in the mouth)
unconditioned response (UR)
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in classical conditioning, a learned response to a previously neutral (but new conditioned) stimulus (CS)
Conditioned Response (CR)
reversed Cards
in classical conditioning, an irrelevant stimulus, that after association with an unconditioned stimulus (US), comes to trigger a conditioned response. Such as a bell ringing at first and nothing happens then eventually it rings and there is food
conditioned stimulus (CS)
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when one links a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus so that the neutral stimulus begins triggering the conditioned response
acquisition
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when a new stimulus such as a light replaces a beep that signals food
high order conditioning
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the diminish responding that occurs when the CS or tone no longer signals and impending US food
extinction
reversed Cards
the reappearance of a weakened CR after a pause
spontaneous recovery
reversed Cards
the learn debility to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus and stimuli that do not signal and unconditioned stimulus
discrimination
reversed Cards
when organisms associate their own actions with consequences
operant conditioning
reversed Cards
forms associations between a CS and the US it signals, also involves respondent behavior of actions that are automatic responses such as salivating in response to meat powder and later in response to tone
classical conditioning does what
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rewarded behavior is likely to occur
law of effect
reversed Cards
an event that strengthens a proceeding response or behavior that follows
reinforcement
reversed Cards
an operant conditioning procedure in which reinforcers guide behavior toward closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior
shaping
reversed Cards
stimuli that signal that a response will be reinforced
discriminative stimulus
reversed Cards
strengthens a response by present a typically pleasurable stimulus after a response
positive reinforcement
reversed Cards
strengthens a response by reducing or removing something negative
negative reinforcement
reversed Cards
a punsihing event, provides relief from the whining teenager, bad headache, or annoying alarm
negative reinforcement removes what
reversed Cards
one that satisfies a biological need such as hunger, food would be one
primary reinforcers
reversed Cards
or secondary reinforcers, get their power through learned associations ith primary reinforcers
condtioned reinforcers
reversed Cards
a pattern that defines how often a desired response will be reinforced
reinforcement schedules
reversed Cards
reinforcing the desired response every time it occurs, such as getting hcolate for not sitting in sheldons seat
continuos reinforcment
reversed Cards
reinforce behavior after a set number of responses
fixed ratio schedules
reversed Cards
provide reinforcers after a seemingly unpredictable number of reposes, such as gambling you don’t know when it will come
variable ratio schedules
reversed Cards
in operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response only after a specified time has elapsed
fixed interval schedules
reversed Cards
a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response at unpredictable time intervals
variable interval schedule
reversed Cards
any consequence that decreases the frequency of of a preceding behavior, not like reinforcement positive or negative tha increases a bahavior
punishment
reversed Cards
behavior that occurs as an automatic response to some stimulus
respondent behavior
reversed Cards
behavior that operates on the environment producing consequences
operant behavior
reversed Cards
mental representation of the layout of ones environment
cognitive map
reversed Cards
learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it
latent learning
reversed Cards
a sudden realization of a problem’s solution
insight
reversed Cards
a desire to perform a behavior effectively for its own sake
intrinsic motivation
reversed Cards
a desire to perform a behavior to receive promised rewards or avoid punishment
extrinsic motivation
reversed Cards
alleviating stress using emotional, cognitive, or behavioral methods
coping
reversed Cards
attempting to alleviate stress directly - by changing the stressor or the way we interact with that stressor
problem focused coping
reversed Cards
attempting to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor and attending to emotional needs related to one’s stress reaction, basically when we cannot or believe we cannot change a situation
emotion focused coping
reversed Cards
feeling helpless and oppressed may lead to astute of passive aggressiveness
learned helplessness
reversed Cards
the perception that chance or outside forces determine their fate
external locus of control
reversed Cards
who believe that they control their own destiny
internal locus of control
reversed Cards
the ability to control impulses and delay short term gratification
self control
reversed Cards
learning by observing others
observational learning
reversed Cards
the process of observing and imitating a specific behavior
modelin
reversed Cards
neurons that fire when performing certain cations or when observing another doing son. brains mirroring of another’s actions may enable imitation and empathy
mirror neurons
reversed Cards
positive constructive, helpful behavior. the opposite of antisocial behavior
prosocial behavior