Schemas Become More Complex As

question 20

Multiple Choice

Schemas become more complex as:

• A) more instances are encountered.
• B) we continue to study social psychology.
• C) information overload is reduced.
• D) fewer instances relate to it.

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Definitions:

Learned Irrelevance

The presentation of a stimulus without an unconditioned stimulus (UCS) leads to the recognition that the stimulus is irrelevant, stops attention to that stimulus, and impairs conditioning when the stimulus is later paired with the UCS.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulus, starts to trigger a conditioned response similar to the response to the unconditioned stimulus.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without the need for prior learning.

Wagner

A reference to theories postulated by Robert A. Rescorla and Allan R. Wagner on conditioning processes, focusing on the associative strength between stimuli and responses.