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Unit 7 Study Guide
1. Define the elements of classical conditioning below.
UCS
UCR
NS (CS)
CR
Acquisition
Extinction
Spontaneous Recovery
Generalization
Discrimination
Role of Cognitive Processes (Rescorla)
Biological Predispositions
Taste Aversion (Garcia)
Emotions (Watson, Rayner)
2. Create a series of diagrams predicting the effects of operant conditioning. You must show your understanding of
the following: Law of effect, shaping, positive and negative reinforcers, punishment, reinforcement schedules.
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3. Describe how practice, schedules of reinforcement, and motivation will influence quality of learning.
4. Observational Learning—explain the following concepts:
Modeling
Role of mirror neurons
Bandura’s experiments
5. Make a Tri Venn diagram comparing the principles of classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and
observational learning.
6. Describe the essential characteristics of insight learning, latent learning, and social learning.
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7. Create a series of cause/effect diagrams to explain emotional learning, taste aversion, superstitious behavior,
and learned helplessness.
8. Intro to Memory—define the following:
flashbulb memories
sensory memory
Working memory
short-term memory (STM)
long term memory (LTM)
9. Create a diagram showing how we encode information into memory. Your diagram must include the role of
processing, visual/acoustic/semantic encoding, and ways of organizing information.
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10. What are the similarities and differences between automatic processing and effortful processing?
11. Outline the processes that underlie effective storage of memories. Make sure you include a discussion of
physiological and psychological aspects.
12. Vocabulary and People to Know: everything from above and…
Albert Bandura
John Garcia
Ivan Pavlov
Robert Rescorla
B.F. Skinner
Edward Thorndike
Edward Tolman
John B. Watson
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