PSYC 100 Midterm: Ch. 4-6

Question 1

Implicit Learning

Answer 1

Learning without meaning to (ex. language aquisition)

Question 2

Implicit memory

Answer 2

long-term memory that doesn’t require conscious thought to encode (brushing teeth or riding bike)

Question 3

Nonassociative learning

Answer 3

touching a hot pan, fire alarm noises

Question 4

Perceptual Learning

Answer 4

Being able to distinguish smells and sounds

Question 5

Explicit learning

Answer 5

this

Question 6

Three Principles of Learning

Answer 6

Metacognition (monitoring and controlling their own learning and memory), Transfer-appropriate process, (memory is “better” when the test taps the same type of knowledge as the original encoding activity), value of forgetting

Question 7

Encoding

Answer 7

the process of putting information into memory

Question 8

Instrumental Conditioning

Answer 8

Occurs when a behaviour is associated with the occurrence of a significant event; operant conditioning

Question 9

Observational Learning

Answer 9

Social Learning Theory; attention, retention, initiation, motivation

Question 10

Knowledge Emotions

Answer 10

emotions that emphasize and help with your learning

Question 11

Interest

Answer 11

high novelty AND high understanding; curiosity and intrigue, motivates engaging with new things and learning more about them

Question 12

Confusion

Answer 12

high in novelty but low comprehension; conflicting info that motivates people to learn

Question 13

Surprise

Answer 13

high when unexpectedness is high; shocking

Question 14

Awe

Answer 14

something vast and beyond normal scope of experience AND engage in accommodation (changing their beliefs in something)

Question 15

Sensitization

Answer 15

occurs when the response to a stimulus increases with exposure

Question 16

Habituation

Answer 16

occurs when the response to a stimulus decreases with exposure