E PSY 200 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Information Processing Theory, Inattentional Blindness, Token Economy
10 May 2020
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Compare approaches to learning: behaviorism vs. info processing vs. constructivism. Inattentional blindness vs. change blindness (video didn"t work in class for change blindness, so this would only be a bonus question) Information processing theory: multistore model 3 types of memory, be able to label, and what is the importance of attention. Diagram: sensory (information comes in here first, lasts . 2 sec), attention-> short term (couple min), ->long term (forever) -> back into short term. Doing things like math where rote learning helps know something automatically. Activating prior knowledge, how it affects learning both good and bad. People seek out environments that match their genes, genes match environment. Operant: rewards and punishment (token economy, contingency contracts) Do something good and get reward or be able to cash out, punishment in contract give examples of positive and negative reinforcement and punishment, or identify examples of each. Social learning theory name of theorist and basic principles.
