PSYC 1101 Exam 1 Study Guide **Answers to most of these questions can be found in both your lecture notes and the textbook. However‚ some answers might only be found in lecture notes while some questions might be easier answered from information in the textbook. Please utilize both resources‚ along with the chapter quizzes in the textbook. The following website also provides chapter quizzes‚ visual tutorials‚ and vocabulary terms that may help with studying: http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/exploring9e
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INTERVIEW * To date the most systematic method of improving eyewitness memory is a technique known as COGNITIVE INTERVIEW‚ developed by Geiselman & Fisher. * Multidisciplinary forensic interview technique concerned exclusively with retrieval of info from memory. * Memon (2000): described as “ one of the most exciting developments in psychology in the last 10 years” * - In the early 1980s in response to requests by American police Investigators & other legal professionals
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Learning and Memory Learning – a relatively lasting change in behavior that is the result of experience Theories of Learning 1. Classical Conditioning a learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus discovered by Ivan Pavlov‚ a Russian psychologist Unconditioned Stimulus – one that unconditionally‚ naturally‚ and automatically triggers a response Unconditioned Response – the unlearned response that occurs naturally
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Zachary Carter Introduction: This essay is going to look at how the Multi Store Model of Memory works and how it compares with The Working Memory Model. It will also look at three theories of forgetting (Cue Dependent‚ Interference and Trace Decay) and show the evidence that supports or criticises the models and theories. The Multi Store Model of Memory (Atkinson and Shiffrin‚ 1968) describes memory as a flowing through system in terms of information. The multi store model of memory itself has its
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Canadian Journal of Psychology‚ 1990‚ 44(1)‚ 87-112 Canadian Journal of Psychology Outstanding Contributions Series Levels of Processing: A Retrospective Commentary on a Framework for Memory Research Robert S. Lockhart and Hergus l.M. Craik University of Toronto ABSTRACT The influence on memory research of levels of processing (Craik & I^ockharl‚ 1972) is reviewed‚ and a number of conceptual and empirical criticisms are evaluated. Research since 1972 has enabled the original formulation of depth
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effective strategies are used to support the retention of knowledge. Many of the selected studies for this research realize the importance of test taking to improve knowledge retention; Karpicke (2009) reveals that countless students do not practice retrieval or self-testing to promote learning‚ simply because they do not know it enhances learning and knowledge retention. As educators‚ it is important to understand the importance of testing and which methods are most beneficial in the classroom; and pass
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Critically evaluate why experts are better problem solvers than novices. What do experts have that novices lack? A novice is defined in an English dictionary as a person who is new to a field or an activity. In sum‚ a beginner. This explanation seems to suggest that the progression towards becoming experienced in a given area is simply a matter of amassing the necessary knowledge which will eventually lead to a different status- one in which the skill or comprehension of the once novice will be
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CONSUMER LEARNING The process by which individuals acquire the purchase and consumption knowledge and experience they apply to future related behavior. Elements that contribute to an understanding of learning are motivation‚ cues‚ response‚ and reinforcement. Behavioral theories – view learning as observable responses to stimuli. 1. Classical conditioning Repetition Stimulus generalization Stimulus discrimination Neo-Pavlovian theories view traditional classical conditioning as cognitive
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16.4.2010 TEKNISTALOUDELLINEN TIEDEKUNTA TUOTANTOTALOUDEN OSASTO CS90A0050 Kandidaatintyö ja seminaari Oppiminen kulutuskäyttäytymisessä Learning in Consumer Behaviour Kandidaatintyö Joonas Asikainen Nicolas Martinez ABSTRACT Authors: Joonas Asikainen and Nicolas Martinez Title: Learning in Consumer Behaviour Department: Department of Industrial Management Year: 2010 Location: Lappeenranta Bachelor‟s Thesis. Lappeenranta University of Technology. 47 pages‚ 3 figures and 6 appendixes
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Vocabulary/Terms: Memory- the persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information. importance- research on a memories extremes has helped us understand how memory works.  Working Memory- a newer understanding of short-term memory that focuses on conscious‚ active processing of incoming auditory and visual-spatial information‚ and of information retrieved from long-term memory. importance- better understanding of Atkinson and Shiffrin’s second stage‚ concentrates
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