PSY 352 STUDY GUIDE
Cognitive Psychology - Answers - scientific study of the mind and mental processes.
simple reaction time - Answers - measurement of how long it takes to respond to a
single stimulus.
analytic introspection - Answers - procedure in which trained participants described their
experiences and thought processes in response to stimuli.
reaction time - Answers - measurement of how long it takes to respond to presentation
of a stimulus.
savings - Answers - measure used by Ebbinghaus to determine the magnitude of
memory left from initial learning.
choice reaction time - Answers - measurement of how long it takes to react to one of
multiple stimuli.
structuralism - Answers - approach to psychology that explained perception as the
combination of small elementary units called sensations.
savings curve - Answers - plot showing the amount remembered versus the time
between initial learning and testing.
analytic introspection - Answers - procedure in which trained participants described their
experiences and thought processes in response to stimuli
behaviorism - Answers - approach by John Watson stating that observable conduct
provides the only valid data for psychology.
classical conditioning - Answers - pairing of a stimulus with a neutral stimulus changes
the response to the neutral stimulus.
operant conditioning - Answers - theory that behavior is strengthened by presentation of
positive reinforcers or withdrawal of negative reinforcers.
cognitive map - Answers - mental conception of a spatial layout
cognitive revolution - Answers - shift in psychology from the behaviorist approach to
explaining behavior in terms of the mind.
Cognitive Psychology - Answers - scientific study of the mind and mental processes.
simple reaction time - Answers - measurement of how long it takes to respond to a
single stimulus.
analytic introspection - Answers - procedure in which trained participants described their
experiences and thought processes in response to stimuli.
reaction time - Answers - measurement of how long it takes to respond to presentation
of a stimulus.
savings - Answers - measure used by Ebbinghaus to determine the magnitude of
memory left from initial learning.
choice reaction time - Answers - measurement of how long it takes to react to one of
multiple stimuli.
structuralism - Answers - approach to psychology that explained perception as the
combination of small elementary units called sensations.
savings curve - Answers - plot showing the amount remembered versus the time
between initial learning and testing.
analytic introspection - Answers - procedure in which trained participants described their
experiences and thought processes in response to stimuli
behaviorism - Answers - approach by John Watson stating that observable conduct
provides the only valid data for psychology.
classical conditioning - Answers - pairing of a stimulus with a neutral stimulus changes
the response to the neutral stimulus.
operant conditioning - Answers - theory that behavior is strengthened by presentation of
positive reinforcers or withdrawal of negative reinforcers.
cognitive map - Answers - mental conception of a spatial layout
cognitive revolution - Answers - shift in psychology from the behaviorist approach to
explaining behavior in terms of the mind.
