Mental process that removes unacceptable thoughts and memories from consciousness and keeps them the unconscious.    For example, a veteran goes through a traumatic experience during the war and while in therapy, the psychologist notices that this memory has been “blacked out” for the veteran. He can not recall the day of the incident at all (likely because it was so traumatic and uncomfortable).    What is responsible for this? 

The capacity for long-term memory storage is 50 years +/- 2

Here’s another chance to make any suggestions for the class, as we move into the second half of the semester!   Thanks all and have a great Spring Break!

You tell someone NOT to think of a white bear.  You tell another person to ring a bell every time they naturally think of a white bear.    Who will be thinking of a white bear the most?

Condition in which learning takes place by watching the actions of others

Type of sleep characterized by rapid eye movements and a high level of brain activity

Primary reinforcers satisfy biological needs. 

Albert Bandura studied aggressive observational learning using the Bobo doll experiment. He found that children who observed adults being aggressive toward the Bobo doll, ___________________________. 

HM had a surgery which led to the development of anterograde amnesia. What part of the brain, famously associated with memory, was removed? 

a cognitive neuroscience technique that involves presenting different auditory stimuli simultaneously to the two ears