PSY 372

PSY 372 - Final Exam Study Guide. Last document update:   ago

PSY 372 - Final Exam Study Guide/PSY 372 - Final Exam Study Guide. Differentiate the following methods of improving memory: Rehearsal: conscious repetition practice makes perfect more likely 2 do more likely 2 do it Keyword Method-link an image of a familiar word that sounds similar to an image of the new word create story in mind (EX: hippo= hippocampus) tie piece of info 2 keyword 2 remind of info Method of Loci: tying an image of items to be remembered to locations passed on a...

PSY 372 – Midterm Exam Study Guide. Last document update:   ago

PSY 372 – Midterm Exam Study Guide /PSY 372 – Midterm Exam Study Guide. Ch 1-6 Latent Learning- learning w/out rewards or punishments Explain: the Neuron Doctrine- nervous system is made up of individual, specialized cells Differentiate action potential and neurotransmitters Action Potential- electric signal All or nothing principle: the intensity of a stimulus is reflected in the rate of firing rather than the magnitude of the signal Resting state: when a neuron isn’t fi...