Jamie struggles to pay attention during class and is easily distracted by what is going on around her. Her inability to focus her attention on course material will directly impair which stage of her memory?
Whenever Sahela talks back to her parents, her parents take…
Whenever Sahela talks back to her parents, her parents take away her toys. Upset by losing her toys, Sahela will sometimes hide little things that belong to her parents, as a way of getting back at them. Sahela’s behavior best demonstrates which drawback of using punishment?
Janet learned MLA formatting in high school, and now, as a p…
Janet learned MLA formatting in high school, and now, as a psychology major, she is expected to learning APA formatting. She finds her previous knowledge of the MLA style makes it harder to learn this new style, demonstrating:
To help 5-year-old Paul develop social skills, his parents g…
To help 5-year-old Paul develop social skills, his parents give him a gold star when he performs desirable behaviors, like sharing his toys. Though stars themselves are of no interest to Paul, at the end of the week, if he has 15 or more stars, his parents buy him a small toy – which is what he really wants. This token economy involves Paul learning through:
To encourage herself to workout more frequently, Katelyn kee…
To encourage herself to workout more frequently, Katelyn keeps track of each work-out she completes. After she has completed 15 workouts, she treats herself by going shopping. Katelyn’s behavior of working out more is reinforced using which partial reinforcement schedule?
After surviving a terrorist attack, Walden developed a fear…
After surviving a terrorist attack, Walden developed a fear of loud noises, like thunder. In terms of classical conditioning, the terrorist attack is considered the:
While in high school, Bree learned sign language and knew it…
While in high school, Bree learned sign language and knew it quite well, easily signing without much effort or conscious thought. After years of not using it, however, Bree struggles to recall specific phrases and words. Bree is most likely having a problem with which stage of the memory process?
After being stung by a bee, Cai learned to fear bees. Howev…
After being stung by a bee, Cai learned to fear bees. However, they were not afraid of any other flying insects. This learning experience demonstrates:
Grayson knows that Prof. Watson penalizes students for texti…
Grayson knows that Prof. Watson penalizes students for texting in class. Consequently, Grayson has learned not to text in any classes with Prof. Watson. In their other classes, however, Grayson will still text on their phone. This learning demonstrates:
Knowing what the name of your first romantic partner was is…
Knowing what the name of your first romantic partner was is an example of a ___ memory, whereas remembering and reliving your first movie date with that person is an example of an ___ memory.