psychology class 3
Part one:
Review this website on operant conditioning.
Review this video on classical conditioning and play the Pavlov’s dog game (the Altoid with Dwight and Jim from The Office) (1 minute)
Play the Pavlov’s dog game. Use different CSs and USs and observe how it affects the conditioning of Ivan.
Now answer the following…..
1. Provide an example from everyday life of positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, and negative punishment.
2. Describe the US, UR, CS, and CR from the Pavlov’s dog game. Does it make a difference which US is presented? If so, why?
Part two:
Mnemonic devices are memory aids that use techniques such as vivid imagery and organizational devices. One very popular cartoon series from the 1970s called School House Rock, proved to be very successful at helping children learn information about a variety of topics in the areas of government, grammar, mathematics, and science.
Please watch the following four School House Rock videos:
The Preamble to the Constitution
Describe how School House Rock may be effective in helping children to learn and remember information at each stage of the memory process: sensory memory, short-term memory (including encoding), and long-term memory (including storage and retrieval). Please include examples from the videos to explain their effectiveness at learning for each stage of the memory process.