10/14-11/4 Learning Unit

Ch. 10 S2 –Retrieval

Define the following:

1.  Recognition           2. Recall          3. reconstructive processes    4. confabulation            5. schemas

6. eidetic memory      7. Relearning  8. Forgetting                           9. Decay                      10. Interference

Sentence Answers

11.    What about state-dependent learning would make studying with headphones not worth your time?

12.    Why is distributed practice better than cramming?

13.    What are forms of elaborate rehearsal that you use to help you study?

14.    Why are mnemonic devices useful?

15.    Using p. 279, what are the four types of Long-Term memory?  Describe each one.

Memory Wksts.

Operant Conditioning Wkst.

Reinforcement vs. Punishment

Instructions

For each example presented below, identify whether positive reinforcement (PR), negative reinforcement (NR), or punishment (PUN) is illustrated by placing the appropriate abbreviation in the blank next to the item.

         1. Police pulling drivers over and giving prizes for buckling up

2. Suspending a basketball player for committing a flagrant foul

  3. A soccer player rolls her eyes at a teammate who delivered a bad pass

         4. A child snaps her fingers until her teacher calls on her
         5. A hospital patient is allowed extra visiting time after eating a complete meal
         6. Receiving a city utility discount for participating in a recycling program
         7. Grounding a teenager until his or her homework is finished
         8. Scolding a child for playing in the street

9. A prisoner loses TV privileges for one week for a rule violation

         10. A parent nagging a child to clean up her room
          11. A rat presses a lever to terminate a shock or a loud tone
         12. A professor gives extra credit to students with perfect attendance

  13. A dog is banished to his doghouse after soiling the living room carpet

         14. A defendant is harassed and tortured until he confesses
         15. A young child receives $5 for earning good grades in school
         16. A mother smiles when her child utters "Mama"

  17. A child is put into "time out" for misbehaving

         18. Employee of the month gets a reserved parking space
         19. At a party, a husband becomes sullen when his wife flirts with a colleague
         20. A woman watching a football game offers her child candy to play quietly