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Free Psychology Terms Flashcards
Psychology’s introductory vocabulary — biases, conditioning, memory effects — appears in courses, books, and everyday argument alike. These are the terms worth having on instant recall.
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QWhat is classical conditioning?
ALearning by association — a neutral stimulus comes to trigger a response (Pavlov’s dogs)
QWhat is operant conditioning?
ALearning through consequences — reinforcement and punishment (Skinner)
QWhat is confirmation bias?
AThe tendency to seek and favor information that supports existing beliefs
QWhat is cognitive dissonance?
AThe discomfort of holding conflicting beliefs or acting against one’s beliefs
QWhat is the placebo effect?
AImprovement caused by expectation rather than the treatment itself
QWhat is the availability heuristic?
AJudging likelihood by how easily examples come to mind
QWhat is the difference between short-term and working memory?
AWorking memory actively manipulates information; short-term merely holds it briefly
QWhat is the spacing effect?
ADistributed practice produces stronger memory than massed practice — the basis of spaced repetition
QWhat is the Dunning-Kruger effect?
ALow-skill individuals overestimating their competence
QWhat is intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation?
ADoing something for its own sake vs for external reward
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