Psychology 40S
Unit 4 – Cognitive Psychology Test Review
Tuesday, January 12th, 2016
Classical Conditioning; be able to discuss/explain the following:
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Neutral stimulus
Unconditioned stimulus
Unconditioned response
Conditioned stimulus
Conditioned response
Extinction
Who was Ivan Pavlov and what did he prove?
Who was Little Albert?
Operate Conditioning; be able to discuss/explain the following:
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Positive and Negative Reinforcement
Positive and Negative Punishment
What are 4 different reinforcement schedules and how do they impact learning?
What are 2 disadvantages of punishment?
Who is Skinner and what did his research prove? What is a Skinner Box?
Social/Observational Leaning; be able to discuss/explain the following:
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Modeling
Potential examples of this type of learning in society.
4 processes necessary for observational learning.
Explain Albert Bandura’s Bobo Doll experiment. What did it teach us? How might this
research be applied?
Memory; be able to explain the following:
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The Process of memory: encoding, storage, and retrieval
Levels of memory: sensory, short-term, and long-term memory
Strategies to improve memory: chunking, rehearsal, retrieval cues
Types of Memory – semantic, procedural, episodic, declarative
How does forgetting occur at different levels of memory?
Sleep; be able to explain the following:
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Be able to describe the 5 stages of sleep
How can sleep quality be improved?
How does light impact sleep and circadian rhythms?