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Please explain negative and positive reinforcers, as well as negative and positive punishments. Please give an example that identifies and illustrates all four of these elements.
Explain the principles of operant conditioning. Clarify the differences among positive reinforcers, negative reinforcers, punishment and primary and secondary reinforcers. Give example of all.
I have a question regarding memory If a rape took place when the individual were a child can that tragedy be block out of the memory or can the person still remember what happen but not in so many d
Define, in your own words, your understanding of emotional intelligence.
Discuss the analogy between the gambling choice and your decision situation. Provide, at a minimum, three constructive points.
How are the problems of ambiguity in understanding language similar or different to the problems of ambiguity in other perceptual processes that that has been discussed such as a prevasive challege
Journal articles (professional) suggestions REQUIRED that include gender related cognitive issues.
If an individual suffered damage to this center in the brain, what residual deficits in learning and behavior would you expect to see?
Einstein's theories, and quantum physics in which we could now prove what we can not see, helped to move cognitive psychology into the realm of science and away from philosophy?
The paint chip in the store looks much different when the paint is actually on the wall. If we assume the color will be the same under differnt lighting, are we assuming something that may not be so
If we rely on the likelihood principle and that principle was false, would our perception then be false, also?
The more we focus on trying to forget something, the more energy we transfer to the memory.
If we learn language with grammatical instinct, does the culture in which we are born form that grammatical structure? How so?
If we brought in the nature vs nurture controversy, could we say that nature gives us the neurons at birth to learn language, but nurture provides the environment to actually make language a part of
Could some words have no translated meaning in that language, thus skewing the outcomes of the study? How so?
If words have to have meaning, could that dictate how easily we move information into LTM? If the info has not meaning, could it affect the way we process memory? How so?
Do you think that we may get caught up in the proper process of problem solving and overlook the actual solving of the problem? There are many ways to get to the same answer.
Identify at least four key milestones in the development of cognitive psychology as a discipline.
One of the most interesting issues related to learning and cognition is the use of punishment and reward.
What are visual ambiguities? Why did they present a challenge for early vision theorists?
What does it mean when a behavior is classified as a conditioned response? What are some examples of conditioned emotional response that you have observed in yourself or a friend?
How would you relate to a child who grows up with a parent with mental illness? Are these boundary issues the same? Why or Why not?
Analyze how emotion and culture affected the process for decision. Analyze the role of perception, attention, memory and language played.
What challenges can one face in the course of their professional lives when encountering the diversity of approaches to knowledge?