PSY 140 WEEK 4 Knowledge Check
Introduction to Psychology
Match the Key Term with the proper definition:
1. Classical conditioning 1. Temporary increase in the strength of an extinguished response caused by an unrelated stimulus event.
2. Negative reinforcement 2. Reinforcement that occurs when a behavior is followed by the removal or the avoidance of a negative event.
3. Response prevention 3. Prevention of avoidance responses to ensure that the individual sees that the negative consequences will not occur to speed up the extinction of avoidance responses.
4. Modeling 4. A model of memory based on the idea that we store information in three separate but linked memories.
5. Disinhibition 5. Form of learning in which a previously neutral stimulus (CS) is paired with an unconditioned stimulus (UCS) to elicit a conditioned response (CR) that is identical to or cery similar to the unconditioned response (UCR).
6. Stage theory of memory 6. A measure of memory based on the ability to retrieve information from long-term memory with few cues.
7. Episodic memory 7. Learning based on observation of the behavior of another.
8. Engram 8. Memory for specific experiences that can be defined in terms of time and space.
9. Levels of processing model 9. The partially understood memory trace in the brain that is the biological basis of memory.
10. Recall method 10. An alternative to the stage theory of memory stating that the distinction between short-term and long-term memory is a matter of degree rather than different kinds of memory and is based on how incoming information is processed.