PSY 110 Illinois State

EXAM #3 STUDY GUIDE Chapter 3: Vision problems Neural circuitry for vision Parts of the eye Theories of color vision Gestalt principles of grouping Color blindness Depth perception Constancies Ambiguous figures Illusions Bottom-up vs. top-down proce

MEMORY February 12, 2008 Three memory processes: Encoding changing from Storage holding information Retrieval recovery from memory Information processing model systems: Sensory memory \"perceptual visual store\" or \"iconic memory\" - very accurate a

COGNITION AND LEARNING February 14, 2008 Problem Solving Understand the problem, formulate and evaluate solutions Methods Trial and error = inefficient and no guarantee Algorithms = inefficient but guaranteed (systematic consideration of all possible

LEARNING February 12, 2008 Are there limits to the power of operant conditioning? Escape learning vs. avoidance learning o Escape learning doing something to get rid of the bad event (take 2 aspirin to get rid of headache) o Avoidance learning seek

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY March 18, 2008 Social psych how our thoughts, feelings and behaviors are affected by others We tend to make snap judgments based on superficial characteristics (primacy effect) After first impressions we tend to only pay attention

STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS March 4, 2008 Consciousness o Awareness of thoughts, feelings, external environment at any given time o Circadian rhythm=cyclical changes in arousal approximating of 24-hour day (body temperature and alertness) o There is a co

Chapter 1: The goals of psychology: description, explanation, prediction, influence Basic vs. applied research: basic to expand knowledge & applied to solve a specific problem Types of descriptive research: naturalistic observation, lab observation

April 1, 2008 Adolescence and Adulthood Lifespan -the lifespan approach means that development is a continuous process Erikson\'s Psychosocial Theory (8 stages): 1. trust/attachment (ages birth to 1) = infants learn to trust or mistrust depending on t

Chapter 5: Classical conditioning Pavlov\'s experiments Higher-order conditioning Generalization vs. discrimination Operant conditioning Thorndike\'s experiments Shaping Primary vs. secondary reinforcers Watson drug addic