• • Chapter 5: Conditioning, Part One: Classical Conditioning in Psychology: An Introduction by Russell A. Dewey, PhD ^[3]
    • Classical Conditioning
    • The Conditional Response
    • Generalization and Discrimination
    • Summary: Classical Conditioning
  • Chapter 5: Conditioning, Part Two: Applications of Classical Conditioning in Psychology: An Introduction by Russell A. Dewey, PhD ^[3]
    • Unconscious Classical Conditioning
    • Conditional Emotional Responses
    • Taste Aversion
    • Summary: Applications of Classical Conditioning
  • Chapter 5: Conditioning, Part Three: Operant Conditioning in Psychology: An Introduction by Russell A. Dewey, PhD ^[3]
    • Operant Conditioning
    • Reinforcement
    • Punishment
    • Stimulus Control
    • Backward Chaining
    • Extinction of an Operant
    • Summary: Operant Conditioning
  • Chapter 5: Conditioning, Part Four: Applied Behavior Analysis in Psychology: An Introduction by Russell A. Dewey, PhD ^[3]
    • Applied Behavior Analysis
    • Using Reinforcement
    • More Reinforcement Techniques
    • Using Negative Reinforcement
    • Using Punishment
    • Punishing Little Children and Bunnies
    • Summary: Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Chapter 6: Memory, Intelligence and States of Mind, Introduction and Parts One, Two, Three, Four in Psychology 101 by Dr. Christopher L. Heffner ^[2]
    • Chapter 6: Memory, Intelligence, and States of Mind
    • Chapter 6.2: Memory and Forgetting
    • Chapter 6.3: Intelligence
    • Chapter 6.4: Relaxation and Hypnosis
  • Chapter 7: Cognition, Part One: Visual Information Processing in Psychology: An Introduction by Russell A. Dewey, PhD ^[3]
    • Visual Scene Analysis
    • Mental Imagery
    • Summary: Visual Information Processing
  • Chapter 7: Cognition, Part Two: Language in Psychology: An Introduction by Russell A. Dewey, PhD ^[3]
    • Language
    • Comprehension
    • Reading
    • Fallacies of Speedreading
    • Writing
    • Summary: Language
  • Chapter 7: Cognition, Part Three: Motor Activity in Psychology: An Introduction by Russell A. Dewey, PhD ^[3]
    • Motor Activity
    • Motor Activity as a Cognitive Process
    • Automaticity
    • Summary: Motor Activity
  • Chapter 7: Cognition, Part Four: Thinking and Problem Solving in Psychology: An Introduction by Russell A. Dewey, PhD ^[3]
    • Thinking
    • Attention
    • Metacognition
    • Problem Solving
    • Expertise
    • Summary: Thinking and Problem Solving
  • Chapter 8: Animal Behavior and Cognition, Part One: Early Comparative Psychology in Psychology: An Introduction by Russell A. Dewey, PhD ^[3]
    • Early Comparative Psychology
    • The Search for Laws of Learning
    • Summary: Early Comparative Psychology
  • Chapter 8: Animal Behavior and Cognition, Part Two: Classic Ethology in Psychology: An Introduction by Russell A. Dewey, PhD ^[3]
    • Classic Ethology
    • Konrad Lorenz
    • The Decline of Old Assumptions
    • Summary: Classic Ethology
  • Chapter 8: Animal Behavior and Cognition, Part Three: Social Ethology in Psychology: An Introduction by Russell A. Dewey, PhD ^[3]
    • Social Ethology
    • Prosocial (Friendly) Interactions
    • Predator-Prey Competition
    • Evolutionary Psychology
    • Cautions about Evolutionary Thinking
    • Summary: Social Ethology
  • Chapter 8: Animal Behavior and Cognition, Part Four: Animal Cognition in Psychology: An Introduction by Russell A. Dewey, PhD ^[3]
    • Are Animals Conscious?
    • Animal Information Processing
    • Chimp Cognition
    • Summary: Animal Cognition

  Homework

Intelligence

Perspectives on intelligence

• • • 1.1 Discuss intelligence as a general factor.
    • 1.2 Discuss alternative conceptualizations of intelligence.
    • 1.3 Describe the extremes of intelligence.

Assessment of intelligence

• • • 2.1 Discuss the history of intelligence testing, including historical use and misuse in the context of fairness.
    • 2.2 Identify current methods of assessing human abilities.
    • 2.3 Identify measures of and data on reliability and validity for intelligence test scores.

Issues in Intelligence

• • • 3.1 Discuss issues related to the consequences of intelligence testing.
    • 3.2 Discuss the influences of biological, cultural, and environmental factors on intelligence

Memory Study Guide

Encoding of memory

• • • 1.1 Identify factors that influence encoding.
    • 1.2 Characterize the difference between shallow (surface) and deep (elaborate) processing.
    • 1.3 Discuss strategies for improving the encoding of memory.

Storage of memory

• • • 2.1 Describe the differences between working memory and long-term memory.
    • 2.2 Identify and explain biological processes related to how memory is stored.
    • 2.3 Discuss types of memory and memory disorders (e.g., amnesias, dementias).
    • 2.4 Discuss strategies for improving the storage of memories.

Retrieval of memory

• • • 3.1 Analyze the importance of retrieval cues in memory.
    • 3.2 Explain the role that interference plays in retrieval.
    • 3.3 Discuss the factors influencing how memories are retrieved.
    • 3.4. Explain how memories can be malleable.
    • 3.5 Discuss strategies for improving the retrieval of memories

Thinking Study Guide

Basic elements comprising thought

• • • 1.1 Define cognitive processes involved in understanding information.
    • 1.2 Define processes involved in problem-solving and decision making.
    • 1.3 Discuss non-human problem-solving abilities.

Obstacles related to thought

• • • 2.1 Describe obstacles to problem-solving.
    • 2.2 Describe obstacles to decision making.
    • 2.3 Describe obstacles to making good judgments