Remembering the Specific Details of Breaking Your Arm While Playing

question 92

Short Answer

Remembering the specific details of breaking your arm while playing football in 7th grade is an example of a(n) ___________ memory, a kind of declarative long-term memory.

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Definitions:

Shaping

A method of teaching complex behaviors by rewarding closer approximations to the desired behavior.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the strength of a behavior is modified by the behavior's consequences, such as reward or punishment.

Premack Principle

A principle in psychology which states that more probable behaviors will reinforce less probable behaviors.

Chaining

A behavioral technique involving linking together discrete behaviors to form a complex behavior sequence.