Tulane Psych 1000 Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

Can the brain process sensory stimuli during REM sleep? {Ans: Yes-- • You can still process sensations from the environement when ur sleeping bc they can be incorporated into ur dreams-- ur alarm clock is a ****ing soundtrack dude or if u gotta pee}REM behavior disorder {Ans: • Sleep disorder in which a sleeping person doesn't experience the normal muscle paralysis during REM, so they act out their dreams • More common in me over 50, and is associated w Parkinson's-- about 30% of them will develop Parkinson's in 3 years}Who was B.F. Skinner? {Ans: An aspiring writer who went on to discover operant conditioning.}positive punishment {Ans: ▪ Occurs when something bad or unpleasant happens as a result of a behavior-- something bad is added-- pain}How does operant conditioning differ from classical conditioning? {Ans: 1) Classical conditioning does not discriminate between good and bad behavior. Operant conditioning presents a reinforcer only if the behavior is good. 2) Classical conditioning usually deals with innate responses while operant conditioning usually reinforces voluntary behavior. 3) In classical conditioning only two stimuli are being associated. In operant conditioning behavior is associated with either a reinforcer or a consequence. ▪