Memory and Learning Quiz

What are the three processes of memory?

• Encoding, Storage, Retrieval

• Perception, Cognition, Action

• Input, Output, Feedback

• Sensation, Reflection, Reaction

Which model of memory is considered correct?

• Information-Processing Model

• Behavioral Model

• Cognitive Model

• Psychoanalytic Model

What are two things we do to solve problems?

• Identify the problem and generate solutions

• Ignore the problem and hope it goes away

• Complain about the problem and blame others

• Avoid the problem and procrastinate

What is a heuristic?

• A mental shortcut that allows people to solve problems quickly

• A type of computer program

• A form of artistic expression

• A method of scientific research

What is partial reinforcement?

• Reinforcing a response only part of the time

• Reinforcing a response every time it occurs

• Reinforcing a response after a fixed number of responses

• Reinforcing a response after a variable number of responses

What are teratogens?

• Agents that cause birth defects

• Stages of cognitive development

• Types of reinforcement schedules

• Forms of genetic inheritance

What are the four attachment styles?

• Secure, avoidant, ambivalent, disorganized

• Introverted, extroverted, ambiverted, neutral

• Authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, neglectful

• Positive, negative, neutral, mixed

What is a discriminative stimulus?

• A cue that signals the availability of reinforcement

• A response that is reinforced

• A behavior that is punished

• A stimulus that is ignored

What is extinction in classical conditioning?

• The gradual weakening of a conditioned response

• The strengthening of a conditioned response

• The reappearance of a conditioned response

• The initial stage of learning

What is shaping in operant conditioning?

• Reinforcing successive approximations of a desired behavior

• Punishing undesired behaviors

• Observing and imitating behaviors

• Associating two stimuli