PSYC 160 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Sq3R, Reinforcement, Metacognition
Quiz 3 Review Guide
Topic One: Operant Conditioning Model
Metacognition – knowledge of the human mind
Principles of Learning:
1. Learning is stratified
a. simultaneously occurring neurologically & cognitively
b. corresponding relationship between experience and brain development
i. elaboration of dendrites with experience
ii. experience accelerates neurological development
iii. experience maintain neurological elaboration and retention of
knowledge
2. Learning requires repetition
a. A pyramid of repetition must be constructed
b. “practice makes permanent”
c. Thorndike’s 3-inch line (only group receiving feedback was successful)
Characteristics of Serial Learning – Learning a list of words, dates, etc:
• Serial Position Effect
o Observation that position of word, date, symbol in the serial will affect
retention of content
o Concepts earlier or later in serial are more likely to be recalled
• Novelty Effect
o A novel (unrelated) concept should be in the middle of a serial
o Forms two shorter serials
o you can learn two short serials better than one long serial
• Proactive Inhibition
o Learning initial concepts in a serial will inhibit capacity to learn content
that follows
• Retroactive Inhibition
o Learning the last symbols, dates, or names in a serial will interfere with
remembering what preceded them
SQ3R:
• Survey (go to end of chapter for overview)
• Question (form question about concepts’ meanings)
• Read (read content)
• Recite (answer questions)
• Review
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Subtopic 1: Definitions of core terminology (6 questions)
Positive – some condition has been added to experience of another or to other persons
Negative – some condition has been removed from experience of another or other
Reinforcement – the objective is the see an increase in a specific behavior
Punishment – the objective is to see a decrease in a specific behavior
Valued – condition that is liked/preferred by others
Aversive – condition that is disliked by others
Subtopic 2: Intervention Strategies, e.g., positive reinforcement (4 questions)
Positive Reinforcement – some experience has been added to the condition of
another; objective is to see an increase/condition of behavior (seeing good grades so
parents buy her a car)
Negative Punishment – some condition of value has been removed; objective is to
see a decrease in a behavior (parents see fender benders, so parents remove car
keys)
Positive Punishment – some condition has been introduced; some behavior is to be
decreased (parents add curfew hoping to decrease fender benders)
Negative Reinforcement – some condition must be removed; condition that is not
liked is removed (curfew is removed with the objective that safe driving will be
increased)
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Document Summary
Sq3r: survey (go to end of chapter for overview, question (form question about concepts" meanings, read (read content, recite (answer questions, review. Subtopic 1: definitions of core terminology (6 questions) Positive some condition has been added to experience of another or to other persons. Negative some condition has been removed from experience of another or other. Reinforcement the objective is the see an increase in a specific behavior. Punishment the objective is to see a decrease in a specific behavior. Valued condition that is liked/preferred by others. Aversive condition that is disliked by others. Subtopic 2: intervention strategies, e. g. , positive reinforcement (4 questions) Positive reinforcement some experience has been added to the condition of another; objective is to see an increase/condition of behavior (seeing good grades so parents buy her a car) Negative punishment some condition of value has been removed; objective is to see a decrease in a behavior (parents see fender benders, so parents remove car keys)
