PSYC 2000 LSU Knapp Exam 3 –
Introduction, Key Features & Study Guide
REAL EXAM 2025\2026
Introduction
Psych 2000 Exam 3 for Dr. Knapp’s course at LSU focuses on the fundamentals of learning,
exploring how behavior changes through experience. This segment of the course covers classical
conditioning, operant conditioning, observational learning, and the cognitive and biological
factors that influence how organisms learn. The exam emphasizes understanding key theories,
applying concepts to real-life situations, and identifying different learning processes when
presented with examples.
Key Features
• Covers Pavlov, Skinner, Bandura
• Focus on reinforcement, punishment, conditioning, modeling
• Scenario-based questions testing real-world application
• Key terms: acquisition, extinction, generalization, shaping, schedules of
reinforcement
,Cognition - ANSWER ✔---thinking; processes associated with perception, knowledge, problem
solving, judgement, language, and memory
cognitive psych - ANSWER ✔---part of psych interested in how ppl think
concepts - ANSWER ✔---categories of groupings of linguistic info, images, and ideas or memories
Why are concepts important? - ANSWER ✔---we use them to see relations among elements of our
experiences and to keep info in our mind organized and accessible
prototype - ANSWER ✔---best example or representation if a concept
natural concepts - ANSWER ✔---created "naturally" through experiences
artificial concepts - ANSWER ✔---defined by a specific set of characteristics
schema - ANSWER ✔---mental construct consisting of a cluster or collection of related concepts
role schema - ANSWER ✔---assumptions about how individuals in certain roles will behave
event schema (cognitive script) - ANSWER ✔---set of behaviors that can feel like a routine
, language - ANSWER ✔---communication system using words & systematic rules to organize those
words to trANSWERmit info
lexicon - ANSWER ✔---words of a given language (vocabulary)
Phonemes - ANSWER ✔---the basic units of sound in language
morphemes - ANSWER ✔---the smallest meaningful units of language
semantics - ANSWER ✔---the set of rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes and words
syntax - ANSWER ✔---way words are organized into sentences
infinite generativity - ANSWER ✔---ability to produce an infinite number of meaningful sentences
using a finite set of words and meaning
skinner - ANSWER ✔---behaviorism: infants start out from scratch and learning is based on
conditioning of those around them
chomsky - ANSWER ✔---innatist theory; learning from scratch can't account for speed w/of learning
language, or generative ways of using it
universal grammar - ANSWER ✔---all worlds' languages share a similar underlying structure, such as
noun + verb category
language acquisition device - ANSWER ✔---neural system of brain
Prelinguisitc Communication - ANSWER ✔---sounds, facial expressions, gestures, imitation, etc. that
provides meaning w/o words
Introduction, Key Features & Study Guide
REAL EXAM 2025\2026
Introduction
Psych 2000 Exam 3 for Dr. Knapp’s course at LSU focuses on the fundamentals of learning,
exploring how behavior changes through experience. This segment of the course covers classical
conditioning, operant conditioning, observational learning, and the cognitive and biological
factors that influence how organisms learn. The exam emphasizes understanding key theories,
applying concepts to real-life situations, and identifying different learning processes when
presented with examples.
Key Features
• Covers Pavlov, Skinner, Bandura
• Focus on reinforcement, punishment, conditioning, modeling
• Scenario-based questions testing real-world application
• Key terms: acquisition, extinction, generalization, shaping, schedules of
reinforcement
,Cognition - ANSWER ✔---thinking; processes associated with perception, knowledge, problem
solving, judgement, language, and memory
cognitive psych - ANSWER ✔---part of psych interested in how ppl think
concepts - ANSWER ✔---categories of groupings of linguistic info, images, and ideas or memories
Why are concepts important? - ANSWER ✔---we use them to see relations among elements of our
experiences and to keep info in our mind organized and accessible
prototype - ANSWER ✔---best example or representation if a concept
natural concepts - ANSWER ✔---created "naturally" through experiences
artificial concepts - ANSWER ✔---defined by a specific set of characteristics
schema - ANSWER ✔---mental construct consisting of a cluster or collection of related concepts
role schema - ANSWER ✔---assumptions about how individuals in certain roles will behave
event schema (cognitive script) - ANSWER ✔---set of behaviors that can feel like a routine
, language - ANSWER ✔---communication system using words & systematic rules to organize those
words to trANSWERmit info
lexicon - ANSWER ✔---words of a given language (vocabulary)
Phonemes - ANSWER ✔---the basic units of sound in language
morphemes - ANSWER ✔---the smallest meaningful units of language
semantics - ANSWER ✔---the set of rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes and words
syntax - ANSWER ✔---way words are organized into sentences
infinite generativity - ANSWER ✔---ability to produce an infinite number of meaningful sentences
using a finite set of words and meaning
skinner - ANSWER ✔---behaviorism: infants start out from scratch and learning is based on
conditioning of those around them
chomsky - ANSWER ✔---innatist theory; learning from scratch can't account for speed w/of learning
language, or generative ways of using it
universal grammar - ANSWER ✔---all worlds' languages share a similar underlying structure, such as
noun + verb category
language acquisition device - ANSWER ✔---neural system of brain
Prelinguisitc Communication - ANSWER ✔---sounds, facial expressions, gestures, imitation, etc. that
provides meaning w/o words
