Psy-Test Three-Review Part 2

The three basic processes of memory are

• pairing, association, and recovery.

• encoding, storage, and retrieval.

• semantic, declarative, and procedural.

• retention, decay, and potentiation.

Another term for the encoding of auditory stimuli is

• echoic memory

• iconic memory

• eidetic memory

• semantic memory

Classically conditioned responses can be strengthened or weakened by manipulating

• the organism being conditioned.

• the process of pairing stimuli.

• the type of neutral stimulus presented

• the time of day at which the conditioning procedure is done.

Which of the following is Skinner’s term for a stimulus or event that increases the probability that a response that it follows will be repeated?

• Punisher

  
  

• Classical

  
  

• Reinforcer

• Operant

 An employee gets a bonus after selling more units in a month than the company average. The employee exceeds the company average for 3 of the next 4 months. This is an example of

• positive punishment.

• negative punishment.

• positive reinforcement

• negative reinforcement

Which of the following refers to the process of enhancing retention of a large amount of information by breaking it into smaller segments?

• Encoding

• Chunking

• Retention

• Rehearsal

Your local pizza restaurant makes it easy to remember their phone number by matching the digits to 1-800-GoodPie. What would be the best strategy to use to remember this?

• Elaborative rehearsal

• Maintenance rehearsal

• Consolidation

• Chunking

A reinforcer that meets a basic biological need is called

• a primary reinforcer.

• a secondary reinforcer

• a negative reinforcer

• a neutral stimulus.

Four-year-old Brenda is terrified of doctors and nurses because of the vaccinations she must receive during medical visits. When her older brother puts on a white lab coat for a Halloween party, she begins to sob uncontrollably. This is an example of

• observational learning.

• operant learning

• classical conditioning

• latent learning

The term “unconditioned” in classical conditioning is roughly synonymous with

• neutral

• natural

• artificial

• voluntary