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Exam 2 Flashcards

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Misinformation Effect

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Distortion of memory caused by misinformation during retrieval

Accuracy of memory effected by:
       • ease of recall
       • degree of confidence
       • knowledge of the subject
       • types of questions
       • racial identification
       • facial characteristics
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Recognition Task

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Pick a correct answer from a range of alternative answers

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Language

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Communication consisting of symbols

Arranged according to a set of rules

Must have meaning

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Mental Rotation

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Ability to manipulate images mentally / in your head

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Problem Solving

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Using mental strategies to solve problems

Trial and error
Insight problem solving
Algorithm
- step by step rules

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Mental Image

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Picture or representation of an event in your mind’s eye

Help with cognitive functions

Not limited to just visual stimuli

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Recall

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Free Recall
- Recall as much as possible

Serial Recall
- Recall a series in a specific order

Paired associates Recall
- pairs of items… recall 1 given the other

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Retrieval Theory

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Forgetting is a failure to access stored information

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Encoding Failure

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We only encode as much info as we need to

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Tip of the tongue phenomenon

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Missing piece of retrieval cue leads to knowing or thinking you know something but not being able to recall

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Loftus + Palmer

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Framing things differently causes people to view them differently

Different words for crash changes perception of speed

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Amnesia

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Memory loss

Retrograde= loss of memory of past events (before accident)

Anterograde= loss of ability to form and store new memories

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Framing

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The way something is presented (framed) may effect how we think about it

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Thinking

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Mental representation and manipulation of info

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Cognitive Psychology

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Area of psychology that explores how we acquire knowledge

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Deja Vu

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Caused by overlap between short-term and long-term memory

Working memory error

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Flashbulb Memory

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Extremely emotional memories that are very vivid and detailed and are permanently seared into the brain

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Chunking

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Breaking something down into smaller sections (chunks) to make it easier to remember

Short-term memory trick

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“Magic Seven”

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George Miller

We can generally store/remember 7 ( + or - 2) things at once in our short term memory

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Echoic Memory

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Auditory Short-term memory

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Iconic Memory

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Photographic memory only lasting a fraction of a second

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Eidetic Memory

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“True” photographic memory

Rare in adults

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(memory) Retrieval

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Process of accessing stored info

Retrieval cues

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Encoding Specificity Principle

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Similar retrieval cues lead to better recall

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State Dependent Memory

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Recall is better when you are in the same emotional/psychological and physical state

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Context Dependent Memory Effect

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Recall is better when in the same context/environment

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3 Stage Memory Model

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• Sensory
•Short-term
- Working
•Long-term

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(memory) Storage

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Process of retaining info in memory

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(memory) Encoding

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Process of converting info into a form that can be stored in memory

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Observational Learning

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AKA social learning, learning through watching/observing

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Latent Learning

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Not immediately expressed with a response, occurs without obvious reinforcement

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Insight Learning

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Mentally working through a problem until the sudden realization of a solution occurs
- Aha! moment

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Punishment (+/-)

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Negative Punishment - taking away a desired stimulus in order to decrease a behavior

Positive Punishment- Adding a negative consequence in order to decrease a behavior

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Reinforcement (+/-)

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Positive Reinforcement- Reward with hopes of increasing a behavior

Negative Behavior- Removal of a negative stimulus in order to increase a behavior

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Schedules of Reinforcement

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  • Continuous Reinforcement- Response always reinforced
  • Intermittent Reinforcement- not every response is reinforced
  • Fixed Ratio- reinforcement only after a fixed # of responses, low extinction resistance, rapid responding, short pause
  • Fixed Interval- response only rewarded after a set amount of time, low extinction resistance, long pauses, short interval= higher rates
  • Variable Ratio- reinforcement after a random # of responses, higher extinction resistance, high steady rate with no pauses
  • Variable Interval- reinforcement after a random amount of time, higher extinction resistance, low steady rate with no pauses
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Types of Reinforcers

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  • Primary- inherent reinforcement due to satisfying biological needs
  • Secondary- acquire reinforcing qualities by being associated with primary reinforcers
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Stimulus Discrimination (OC)

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•Responding does not increase to a new stimulus that is similar to the original

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Stimulus Generalization (OC)

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•Responding increases to a new stimulus that is similar to the original

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Acquisition (OC)

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•Increasing in response to reinforcement shaping)

40
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Extinction (OC)

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Slowing of response after reinforcement stops

41
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Cumulative Recorder

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•Records responses in Skinner Box

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Operant Conditioning

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  • Form of learning in which voluntary responses come to be controlled by their consequences ( +/- reinforcement or punishment)
  • B.F. Skinner and Skinner Box
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Classical Conditioning

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  • A stimulus originally neutral elicits the same/similar response to one originally elicited by a different stimulus
  • Links 2 stimuli, 1 response
  • Pavlov’s dogs
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Stimulus Generalization (CC)

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• Response is still elicited if a stimulus is similar to the conditioned stimulus

45
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What determines sexual orientation?

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  • Freud= over identification with a parent of the opposite sex may lead to homosexuality, influences in childhood and how children are raised determines sexuality
  • Modern= biology + in utero hormones may contribute to sexuality
46
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Sexual Orientation

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•Erotic and romantic attraction and interest
•Can be a range
- Ambisexual behavior
- Kinsey Scale

47
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Evolutionary Theory (of gender development)

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Modern adaptations to traditional roles, gender identity with the goal of attracting mates

48
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Gender Schema Theory (of gender development)

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Children form mental categories (schemas) for masculine and feminine

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