Madeline Lang- Psych 2

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"wish fulfillment"

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Sigmund Freud

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activation-synthesis

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Hobson & McCarley
-Proposes dreams are side effects of the neural activation that produces “wide awake” brain waves during REM sleep

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problem-solving view

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Cartwright

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operant conditioning

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b.f skinner
organisms tend to repeat those responses that are followed by favorable consequences

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discriminative stimuli

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cues that indicate a probable consequence of a response

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primary reinforcers

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satisfy biological needs

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secondary reinforcers

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money, good grades, flattery

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albert bandura

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observational learning

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Craik & Lockhart

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argue that different rates of forgetting occur because some methods of encoding create more durable memory codes than others

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paivio

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imagery facilitates better memory because 2 types of memory codes better than one

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Atkinson & Shiffrin

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•Developed a model that stated incoming information passes through 2 temporary storage buffers- the sensory store and the short term store- before it is transferred into a long-term store

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source monitoring

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process of making inferences about the origins of memory

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ebbinghaus

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forgetting curve

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retroactive interference

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new information interferes with retention of past info

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proactive interference

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previously learned info impairs the retention of new info

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episodic memory system

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• Made up of chronological, or temporarily dated, recollections of personal experiences
• Personal facts

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semantic memory system

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general facts

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walter cannon

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stomach contractions cause hunger

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jean mayer

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hunger is regulated by rise and fall of glucose levels

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robert trivers

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parental investment theory

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mcclelland

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achievement motive

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atkinson

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• Theorized that the tendency to pursue achievement in a particular situation depends on
o Strength of one’s motivation to achieve success
o One’s estimate of the probability of success for the task
o The incentive value of success, which depends on the tangible and intangible rewards for success on the specific task

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william james

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explored the consciousness

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stanley schachter

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• Experience of emotion depends on 1. Autonomic arousal and 2. Cognitive interpretation of that arousal
• “If I’m aroused and you’re obnoxious, I must be angry”

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mcclelland

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achievement motive

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atkinson

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• Theorized that the tendency to pursue achievement in a particular situation depends on
o Strength of one’s motivation to achieve success
o One’s estimate of the probability of success for the task
o The incentive value of success, which depends on the tangible and intangible rewards for success on the specific task

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william james

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explored the consciousness

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stanley schachter

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• Experience of emotion depends on 1. Autonomic arousal and 2. Cognitive interpretation of that arousal
• “If I’m aroused and you’re obnoxious, I must be angry”

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mcclelland

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achievement motive

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atkinson

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• Theorized that the tendency to pursue achievement in a particular situation depends on
o Strength of one’s motivation to achieve success
o One’s estimate of the probability of success for the task
o The incentive value of success, which depends on the tangible and intangible rewards for success on the specific task

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william james

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explored the consciousness

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stanley schachter

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• Experience of emotion depends on 1. Autonomic arousal and 2. Cognitive interpretation of that arousal
• “If I’m aroused and you’re obnoxious, I must be angry”

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mcclelland

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achievement motive

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atkinson

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• Theorized that the tendency to pursue achievement in a particular situation depends on
o Strength of one’s motivation to achieve success
o One’s estimate of the probability of success for the task
o The incentive value of success, which depends on the tangible and intangible rewards for success on the specific task

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william james

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explored the consciousness

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stanley schachter

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• Experience of emotion depends on 1. Autonomic arousal and 2. Cognitive interpretation of that arousal
• “If I’m aroused and you’re obnoxious, I must be angry”