PSYC 2060 : Psychology Test 2 Review
Document Summary
Extinction- behavior is extinguished, because not being reinforced. +punishment -adding something to environment to decrease the behavior (speeding ticket) Kid hits kids to get out of work= negative reinforcement. Secondary reinforcement- association with primary money gets you what you need (money, attention) Shaping- making someone act certain way by conditining. Generalization- taking info from one thing and applying to another. Discrimination- cues to let an individual know if reinforcement is available. Fixed ratio- reinforced after a certain number- fixed ratio is best! Variable ratio- reinforced after random amount of time- harder to extinguish= because variable. Information processing theory and dual coding theory- using more than one mode of learning/studying. Different parts of memory working= short term- 7+or -2 bits can only hold for 30 secs. 3 components of long term= episodic - flash memory. Proactive inhibition- forget new bc old retroactive inhibition- forget old bc new proactive facilitation learn new bc old retroactive facilitation- learn old bc new.
