Psychology 2301 Exam 2 Review Chapters 3, 4, and 5 Prof. Hutchinson

Chapter 3: Learning

What is taste aversion? Identify an example.

Classical Conditioning: what is the definition? Know the four components of classical conditioning and be able to

identify which step is occurring in an example I provide. Be familiar with Pavlov’s original experiment.

Know the definition and provide examples for the 4 characteristics of learning:

Generalization

Discrimination

Extinction

Spontaneous recovery

Know the 4 components of Systematic Desensitization addressed in lecture

Operant Conditioning: know the definition, what shaping is, and what the general concept of “reinforcement” is.

Psychology 2301 Exam 2 Review Chapters 3, 4, and 5 Prof. Hutchinson

3 consequences of behavior: Know the definition of and provide examples of:

Positive reinforcement

Negative reinforcement

Punishment

Know the definition of and provide examples of:

Primary reinforcement

Secondary reinforcement

token economy

Know the definition of and provide examples of:

intrinsic reinforcement

extrinsic reinforcement

Observational Learning: know the concept of the social learning theory, what is modeling, be familiar with the Bobo doll

experiment

What are the 4 main processes involved in Observational Learning?

What are the qualities of a “good model” in observational learning?

Psychology 2301 Exam 2 Review Chapters 3, 4, and 5 Prof. Hutchinson

Chapter 4: Memory

What are the 3 memory features (define and give examples for them)

How long is Short Term/Working memory?

How long is Long Term Memory?

Within storage techniques, what is the average memory span? We also called it “digit span.”

What are the two types of rehearsal and what type of rehearsal is best for solid long term memory?

What is chunking?

Explicit (Declarative) Memory: what is it? What are the sub-categories?

Implicit Memory: What is it? What are the sub-categories?

Know the story of HM and what type of amnesia he had and what type of memory was and wasn’t affected by his

surgery

What are the 3 main types of amnesia? What are their causes? What are their side effects? How permanent are they?

Psychology 2301 Exam 2 Review Chapters 3, 4, and 5 Prof. Hutchinson

What is: Tip of the Tongue Phenomenon (TOT), Transience, and Repression?

How accurate is eye witness testimony? Why are their some problems with its accuracy?

What are the primacy and recency effect? Provide examples.

Know the difference between recognition and recall. Provide examples

Know the difference between context dependent memory and state dependent memory. Provide examples

What is flashbulb memory? Provide an example

Chapter 5: Thinking and Intelligence

What are the three problem solving strategies? Provide examples of each

What are functional fixedness and mental set? Provide examples

Know the difference between inductive reasoning and deductive reasoning

What are the 6 common decision making errors we discussed in class? Provide examples

Psychology 2301 Exam 2 Review Chapters 3, 4, and 5 Prof. Hutchinson

Review the section of your text discussing the history of intelligence testing regarding Binet, Simon, and Terman.

How is Intelligence Quotient (IQ) calculated according to Terman?

What is the average IQ score and what does normal distribution mean?

Define reliability and validity

Be familiar with Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory of Intelligence and Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences. What are

these two men claiming determines intelligence? Explain/provide examples of the different divisions of intelligence they

have identified

What are the defining characteristics of Mental Retardation? How severe is MR for a majority of the MR population?

What are the 2 believed causes of MR?