Who developed the concept of reinforcement?
Which approach to psychology was inspired by Darwin's theory of natural selection?
Briefly describe the findings of Kenneth Clark's study of children. Why were these findings significant for
a Supreme Court case?
Give an example of something a cognitive psychologist might study
What is empiricism?
Give an example of an operational definition for your memory of reading this chapter
When psychologists say something is "reliable," what is that something?
What is the third variable problem concerning correlation?
Write a falsifiable hypothesis about some aspect of psychology you are interested in. It doesn't need to
reflect extensive knowledge of the area of psychology, but just reflect that you know what "falsifiable"
and "hypothesis" mean.
Which part of the neuron recieves information from other neurons?
What is an action potential?
Which type of neuron recieves information from the external world and conveys this information to the
brain?
What is an axon?
Which is the yellow lobe?
What is the difference between sensation and perception?
What is perceptual constancy?
What does the frequency of a sound wave determine?
Name two types of monocular depth cues
What is latent learning?
When we are continuously expose to a stimulus, we gradually reduce our response to it. What is this
kind of learning called?
Name the two relevant stimuli and two relevant responses in classical conditioning.
Your cats come running at the sound of the can opener. What is the conditioned stimulus?
Reinforcement is critical for what kind of learning?
What questions and/or confusions do you have about the learning chapter?
What are the two types of explicit memory?
What is an example of an implicit memory?
Name and describe one way to improve encoding
Which theorists claimed that a stimulus simultaneaously causes both an emotional experience and a
physiological reaction?
What does appraisal mean in the context of emotion?
According to Maslow, our most basic needs are ______, and once those are met, we can seek
_________
Name one thing you do based on extrinsic motivation? What is the extrinsic motivator?
What is one thing you do because of intrisic motivation?
Give one example of evidence for the universality hypothesis