psych test 2

Experimented with hypnosis as a technique for tapping the contents of the unconscious mind.

Dreams are the work of the unconscious mind, wish fulfillment

Activation-synthesis theory: dreams are our representations of neural activity transpiring during sleep. Consolidation of learning and memory.

Earliest studies on memory, method of using nonsense syllables

no localization of function. memory affected by total brain mass lost.

Memory localized to the temporal lobe

Trial and error, learning curve, skill acquisition, cats escaping from box

Classical conditioning

Concept of Reinforcement: strengthens associations

Concept of Reinforcement: Strengthens behavior

Concept of Reinforcement: Law of Effect

Little Albert, phobias

operant conditioning, schedules of reinforcement

Cognitive maps, perceptual learning, rule-based v outcome-based, questioned Skinner's behaviorist approach to operant conditioning

imagined that the seat of the soul and consciousness might reside in the pineal gland

studies suggested that brain activities precede the activities of the conscious mind

discovered that dream occurred most frequently in REM sleep

studied trace and delay conditioning

model predicted that conditioning would be easier when the condition stimulus was an unfamiliar event, because of the role expectations play in conditioning

Bobo doll experiment, observational learning