Psychology: A Self-Teaching Guide

88 PSYCHOLOGY

c. Cognitive inhibition

d. Repression

ANSWERS TO THE SELF-TEST

1-d 2-b 3-a 4-d 5-c 6-b 7-c 8-d 9-a 10-c

ANSWERS TO THE TRUE-OR-FALSE PREVIEW QUIZ

1. True.


2. False. A conditioned reflex is a learned response pattern.


3. False. Operant behavior is characterized by actions that have consequences for an
   organism.


4. True.


5. False. Short-term memory is an important aspect of the memory process.

KEY TERMS

antisocial behavior

behavioral tendency

classical conditioning

conditioned reflex

conditioned stimulus

conditioning

discrimination

discriminative stimulus

encoding

experience

extinction

incentive

insight

insight learning

involuntary

latent learning

law of effect

learning

learning set

learning to learn

learning-performance distinction

long-term memory

memory

mnemonic device

model

negative reinforcer

observational learning

operant

operant behavior

operant conditioning apparatus (Skin-

ner box)

partial reinforcement effect

positive reinforcer

primary reinforcer

prosocial behavior

random reinforcement