Psy 101 Ch. 6,7 & 8

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punishments

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in place to stop behavior

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thorn dikes law of effect

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if you do sorting and get a reaction from doing that you will do it again

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4 criteria for effective punishment

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swift but not immediate

constant

consistent

*hit them where it hurts

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positive punishment

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adding something to the situation

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negative punishment

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taking something away

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generalization

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when two separate but similar stimuli generate and get the same response

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discrimination

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two similar but serrate stimuli generate and don't get the same response

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extinction

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when the reinforcement is removed and the behavior stops-takes time

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spontaneous recovery

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reinforcement is present again and again and the behavior resumes

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schedules of reinforcement

fixed-

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set number of time

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schedules of reinforcement

variable-

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amount of time changes, varies

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schedules of reinforcement

ratio

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number of times you try changes before the ratio changes ex. slot machine

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shaping

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rewarding successful approximations

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behavioral therapy

operant-

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using reinforcement and punishments to change behavior

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behavioral therapy

aversive-

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pain and discomfort are associated with a behavior to be learned

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behavioral therapy

desensitization

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fears are overcome by gradually confronting the fear

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information processing system

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similar to how a computer works, how we recall and process information

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sensory memory

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happens frequently - associating things to remember

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short term memory

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can hold around seven things

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encoding

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how we sort information give it meaning and remember easier

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rote rehearsal

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say something over and over

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chunking

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putting info into groups to give it meaning and make easier to remember

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elaborative rehearsal

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putting extensive meaning behind things to remember relating to something you already know

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serial position effect

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in long list, which order you remember things

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primacy effect

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in long list you remember things at beginning and forget things at the end

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recency effect

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remembering things at the end of the list

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cognitive

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ability to understand and do things

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problem representation

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analyze the problem

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divergent thinking

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innovation thinking doing things outside tof the box

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convergent thinking

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routine behavior doing things the same way all the time

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algorithm

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set by step plan to solve a problem

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trail/error

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trying things over and over

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hevristic

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helps simplify things, things are the way they should be bc that is how it how it is, stereotypical

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availability

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based on the most readily available info

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representation

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based on similarity to to something stereotype

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functional fixedness

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using things for what they are intended for

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intelligence

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how much knowledge a person has, general ability on how things are

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gardner theory of multiple intelligence

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everyone is intelligent but you must find out how you are intelligent

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sir francis galton

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first person to create intelligence tests

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alfred binet

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hired by french school system to develop intelligence tests

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4 categories of intelligence tests

direction-

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working towards a goal, thought process behind it, plan to achieve it

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4 categories of intelligence tests

adaptability-

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you can change your behavior to fit the change in situation

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4 categories of intelligence tests

comprehension

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having a basic understanding of what the change in situation is and how to fix it

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4 categories of intelligence tests

self evaluation

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after doing something, you can review and assess what happened

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Stanford Binet intelligence test

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mental age multiplied by 100

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charles spearman

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2 factor

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g theory

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generalized intelligence- something we all share

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specialized intelligence

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people have individual things that they are good at

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louis thurston

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pma - primary mental abilities - 7

processing speed

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validity

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how well and accurate test is

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reliability

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how accurate test is

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aptitude tests

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ability of how you will do

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achievement

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how well you will do when reviewing something