PSY 410 QUESTIONS AND SHORT ANSWER EXAM 1|
VERIFIED AND ACCURATE
Describe analytic introspection and explain two limitations to this method. - Answers -
Participants trained to describe experiences and thought processes in response to
stimuli. Two limitations are there are extremely variable results per person and results
difficult to verify due to focus on invisible inner mental processes.
Describe how Tolman's maze experiment worked. What concept was developed based
on the results of this research, and how is it connected to the broader theme of
cognitive psychology? - Answers - When a rat is placed in a different arm of the maze, it
went to the specific arm where it previously found the food. The cognitive map was
developed, which states that the rat had made a representation of the maze in its mind.
How does classical conditioning differ from operant conditioning? How might cognition
play a role in the process of operant conditioning? Give an example to support your
thinking. - Answers - Classical conditioning is when a neutral event takes place with an
event that naturally produces some outcome (Pavlov's dogs) and operant conditioning
shapes behavior by rewards or punishments. Cognition plays a role because it involves
the attention and memory that the mind has to use.
Explain how Donders's and Ebbinghaus's pioneering methods, though very different
from each other, allowed for behavior to determine a property of the mind. - Answers -
Donders measured how long it takes a person to make a decision. Ebbinghaus dealt
with memory and forgetting. This determined the property of mind
Provide a real-world example of how positive reinforcement affects behavior. Which
type of conditioning uses positive reinforcement? - Answers - Positive reinforcement is
used in operant conditioning. A real-life example of this would be giving a dog a treat
and telling them to sit, when they sit, they get a treat.
Explain the concept of experience-dependent plasticity in the brain. Provide a
hypothetical example of how this might occur in a young child. - Answers - Structure of
the brain changes with experience. In a young child they might learn more words as
they grow up and are exposed to more things.
Describe how neurons communicate with one another. Which part of the neuron
receives information? Which part of the neuron sends information? In what part of the
neuron does the action potential occur? - Answers - Neurons communicate with each
other by action potential. The dendrites receive the information and the axon sends the
information. The action potential occurs in the axon hillock.
VERIFIED AND ACCURATE
Describe analytic introspection and explain two limitations to this method. - Answers -
Participants trained to describe experiences and thought processes in response to
stimuli. Two limitations are there are extremely variable results per person and results
difficult to verify due to focus on invisible inner mental processes.
Describe how Tolman's maze experiment worked. What concept was developed based
on the results of this research, and how is it connected to the broader theme of
cognitive psychology? - Answers - When a rat is placed in a different arm of the maze, it
went to the specific arm where it previously found the food. The cognitive map was
developed, which states that the rat had made a representation of the maze in its mind.
How does classical conditioning differ from operant conditioning? How might cognition
play a role in the process of operant conditioning? Give an example to support your
thinking. - Answers - Classical conditioning is when a neutral event takes place with an
event that naturally produces some outcome (Pavlov's dogs) and operant conditioning
shapes behavior by rewards or punishments. Cognition plays a role because it involves
the attention and memory that the mind has to use.
Explain how Donders's and Ebbinghaus's pioneering methods, though very different
from each other, allowed for behavior to determine a property of the mind. - Answers -
Donders measured how long it takes a person to make a decision. Ebbinghaus dealt
with memory and forgetting. This determined the property of mind
Provide a real-world example of how positive reinforcement affects behavior. Which
type of conditioning uses positive reinforcement? - Answers - Positive reinforcement is
used in operant conditioning. A real-life example of this would be giving a dog a treat
and telling them to sit, when they sit, they get a treat.
Explain the concept of experience-dependent plasticity in the brain. Provide a
hypothetical example of how this might occur in a young child. - Answers - Structure of
the brain changes with experience. In a young child they might learn more words as
they grow up and are exposed to more things.
Describe how neurons communicate with one another. Which part of the neuron
receives information? Which part of the neuron sends information? In what part of the
neuron does the action potential occur? - Answers - Neurons communicate with each
other by action potential. The dendrites receive the information and the axon sends the
information. The action potential occurs in the axon hillock.
