What Is Psychology s2

C. Lack, Ph.D. PSY 1103 Exam 2 Study Guide Page 1 of 1

Exam Two Study Guide Covering Chapters 6, 7, & 8 Concepts & ideas to know:  Brain areas associated with different types of learning  Types of reinforcement and punishment  Classical vs operant conditioning  Different types of reinforcement schedules  Observational learning  Relationship between violent media and behavior  Massed vs spaced practice  Learning curves and acquisition  Biological constraints on learning  Learning disabilities and intelligence  Most basic forms of learning  Non-associative learning  Systematic desensitization  Conditioned taste aversion  Three “R’s” of memory  Encoding, storage, and retrieval  Flashbulb memories  Types of memory interference  Source misattribution  Different models of memory  Hypnosis and memory  Hippocampus and memory  Eidetic memory  Episodic vs semantic memories, and types thereof  Attention and consciousness  Theories of sleep  Theories of dreaming  Circadian rhythms  Sleep changes over the lifespan  Stages of sleep and length  REM vs non-REM sleep and dreams  Manifest vs latent dream content  Sleep disturbances and disorders  Development of consciousness  Drug use and impact on consciousness  Hypnosis, its uses, and theories behind it