A gene that only influences the expression of a trait when paired with another less active gene is called __________.

Catalina finds that it is easier to remember her student ID number if she thinks of it in segments, such as the first three digits, then the next two, and then the final four. Each of these short segments of the number are called __________.

Information gets from sensory memory to short-term memory through the process of __________.

Which theorist proposed the cognitive perspective that explains that classical conditioning occurs because of expectancy?

The partial reinforcement effect refers to the fact that a response that is reinforced after some, but not all, correct responses will be __________ a response that receives continuous reinforcement (a reinforcer for each and every correct response).

Taye is trying to buy something over the phone. He asks his partner to read him his credit card number. However, when he tries to repeat it to the salesclerk on the other end of the line, he can’t remember all the numbers. Taye is coming up against __________.

Getting paid for each basket of apples you gather represents a __________ schedule of reinforcement.

Archie and Eve take their 2-year-old son to the supermarket every Saturday. Each week, the same sequence of events unfolds: Their son screams, demanding that they buy him treats. Although they refuse to give in to his demands, he continues to scream. Finally, either Archie or Eve gets in their son’s face and loudly yells, “Shut up!” He stops screaming instantly. What operant conditioning concepts are illustrated in this story?

Long-term memory is thought to be organized in the form of __________.

Repeating items over and over in order to aid memory is known as __________ rehearsal.