Psy Trst 2 Flashcards
Radical —- behaviorism
State that events in the environment cause behavior, not mental process internal events
-ex hunger cause ate 10hrs ago
Methodology —- behaviorism
Adhere to this but occasionally infer mental process
- mental
Antecedent — behaviorism
Produces an action
Operation—- behaviorism.
Weapon display
Verbal abuse encounter bear
Observable responses — behaviorism
Crying
Pleading
Fighting
Reinforcement — key concept
Increases the frequency of a response
Two types— positive and negative
Positive reinforcement
Favorable event occurs as a result of behaviors
Ex) study hard= good grades! get a compliment on a hair do then wear it again
Negative reinforcement
Negative event withheld as a result of behavior
Ex) carry an umbrella= avoid being rained on, cleaning room
Punishment
Decreases the frequency of response
Positive punishment
Unpleasant event applied
Ex) violate law = jail time
Like timeout
Negative punishment
Pleasant event removed
Ex) iPod taken away for lying to parents
Shaping — bf skinner
Est a new response by reinforcing each successive approximation to it
Ex) let’s shape a rat to push a lever
Then what steps were taken to do the fat
Application— bf skinner
Animal training Ex) state fair Persuasion - sales person Brainwashing Breaking bad habits
How does memory work
Encoding
Storage
Retrieval
memory
Encoding— memory
Getting info, in via sensory stimulation
Autonomic vs effortful processing
Storage — memory
retention of information
Retrieval — memory
Locating and use of stored information
Memory— memory
Storage strength and retrieval strength
Classes of memory
Semantic
Episodic
Procedural
Semantic— classes of memory
General abstract knowledge about the world
Ex) where is the Norte dame located and the coliseum
Episodic — memory
Memories of events personally experienced
Ex) what was the last movie you saw, name of your first pet
—– YOUR OWN—
Procedural — classes of memory
Info that cannot be verbally accessed, task performance
Ex) can you ice skate, curling tongue
— YOU LEARNED—-
Short term memory
Working memory
Holds limited amounts of info for short periods of time
– 20 seconds
Chunking — short term memory
A type of mnemonic
—- memory aid
Organizes units of info into manageable + meaningful “chunks”
—- acronyms
