Study Guide Test 3

Professor Stern-Introductory Psychology

Note: This is a topical guide. It is a list of topics covered. It is not simply a list of terms to memorize. It does not necessarily include all of the topics in the text and lecture.

Learning

Empiricism

Classical (Pavlovian) conditioning

Second order conditioning

Extinction

Stimulus generalization

Stimulus discrimination

Classical conditioning in humans

Albert and the rat

Instrumental conditioning

The law of effect

Operant conditioning (B.F. Skinner)

Skinner Box

Shaping behavior

Successive Approximations

Schedules of reinforcement

Types of reinforcement and punishment (positive vs. negative)

Partial reinforcement

Social Psychology

The power of social beliefs

Self-fulfilling prophesy

Social comparison theory

Attribution theory

Cognitive dissonance

The power of the situation

Conformity

obedience

The presence of others

Social relations

Altruism and helping

Aggression

Love and Attraction