PSYC 101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Implicit Memory, Hindsight Bias, Episodic Memory

• School: UBC
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 101
• Professor: Steven Barnes, Grace Truong

Document Summary

Be able to describe different forms of implicit memory. Explain the difference between semantic and episodic memory. Describe how neural and evolutionary aspects of classical conditioning. Understand the cognitive elements of operant conditioning. Describe the neural elements of operant conditioning. Describe social, cultural and evolutionary aspects of observational learning. Explain the neural elements of observational learning. Be able to name and describe effective study techniques. Discuss behaviourist, nativist and interactionist theories of language development. Understand human language learning in other species. Be able to describe evidence of why language and thought might are related. Be able to differentiate concepts and categories. Explain family resemblance, prototype and exemplar theories. Understand where in the brain categories and concepts are processed. Rational choice theory and irrational decision making. Mean ends analysis and analogical problem solving approaches. Explain what facilitates and inhibits creativity and insight.