Psych 001 upenn - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Psych 001 Midterm 1 UPenn Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Components of a good Theory - Correct Answer ️️ -falsifiable (can be proven wrong), testable (range of hypotheses) - high level it's based in empirical evidence Hypothesis - Correct Answer ️️ -specific, testable prediction narrower than the theory it is based on Operational Definition - Correct Answer ️️ -a definition that qualifies (describes) and quantifies (measures) a variable so the variable can be understood...

Psych 001 Midterm 2 UPenn Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass learning - Correct Answer ️️ -a relatively enduring change in behavior, resulting from experience 3 types of learning - Correct Answer ️️ -nonassociative, associative, observational nonassociative learning - Correct Answer ️️ -learning about a stimulus, such as sight or sound, in the external world 2 outcomes - habituation (response decreases) or sensitization (response increases) ex. you hear a fire alarm and loo...

Psych 001 Midterm 1 UPenn Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Components of a good Theory - Correct Answer ️️ -falsifiable (can be proven wrong), testable (range of hypotheses) - high level it's based in empirical evidence Hypothesis - Correct Answer ️️ -specific, testable prediction narrower than the theory it is based on Operational Definition - Correct Answer ️️ -a definition that qualifies (describes) and quantifies (measures) a variable so the variable can be understood...

Psych 001 Midterm 2 UPenn Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass learning - Correct Answer ️️ -a relatively enduring change in behavior, resulting from experience 3 types of learning - Correct Answer ️️ -nonassociative, associative, observational nonassociative learning - Correct Answer ️️ -learning about a stimulus, such as sight or sound, in the external world 2 outcomes - habituation (response decreases) or sensitization (response increases) ex. you hear a fire alarm and loo...

learning - Answer-a relatively enduring change in behavior, resulting from experience 3 types of learning - Answer-nonassociative, associative, observational nonassociative learning - Answer-learning about a stimulus, such as sight or sound, in the external world 2 outcomes - habituation (response decreases) or sensitization (response increases) ex. you hear a fire alarm and look toward where the alarm is associative learning - Answer-learning the relationship between two pieces of info e...

Components of a good Theory - Answer-falsifiable (can be proven wrong), testable (range of hypotheses) - high level it's based in empirical evidence Hypothesis - Answer-specific, testable prediction narrower than the theory it is based on Operational Definition - Answer-a definition that qualifies (describes) and quantifies (measures) a variable so the variable can be understood objectively Descriptive Research Design + Strengths/Weaknesses - Answer-observing behavior to describe behavior...

3 types of learning - nonassociative, associative, observational nonassociative learning - learning about a stimulus, such as sight or sound, in the external world 2 outcomes - habituation (response decreases) or sensitization (response increases) ex. you hear a fire alarm and look toward where the alarm is associative learning - learning the relationship between two pieces of info ex. associating that mom calls for dinner and food will be on the table associates develop through condition...

continuous reinforcement - type of learning in which behavior is reinforced each time it occurs partial reinforcement - type of learning in which behavior is reinforced intermittently fixed interval schedule - reinforcement after a certain amount of time that is always the same variable interval schedule - reinforcement after a certain amount of time that is always not consistent - ex. pop quizzes you never know when