PSYC 2000 : Exam 2 Review Sheet
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Insomnia: persistent problems falling or staying asleep, sleeping pills and alcohol aggravate this problem (reduced rem; rebound insomnia, briefly describe each stage of sleep (including rem sleep). When is melatonin released and when do we stop secreting it: melatonin, during sleep, the pituitary gland releases melatonin; stops secreting in morning. What classic study did we talk about that illustrated observational learning in children: learning by observing others, modeling, the process of observing and imitating a specific behavior, must have 1. Give examples of a positive punisher, a negative punisher, a positive reinforcer, and a negative reinforcer: reinforcement: any event that strengthen/increases the frequency of a response, positive. Increasing behavior by presenting positive stimuli (candy, hug, paycheck: negative. What part of our brain plays a role in the formation of each type: explicit, memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and declare , hippocampus new memories for facts and episodes.
