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Study Guide Exam 2 Know all about the following and you should do quite well…if you’ve been to class. 

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What is the difference between a reinforcer and punishment (Text and Lecture)? o Reinforcer- add to o Punishment – takes away Give an example of shaping in operant conditioning (Text and Lecture); Know all of your schedules of reinforcement and give examples (Text and Lecture); What do tolerance and withdrawal have to do with drugs and their use (Text and Lecture)? Be able to describe all of the sleep disorders discussed in class; Know the various categories of drugs and their effects (Lecture); What are the similarities between positive and negative reinforcements (Text and Lecture)? Under what conditions is punishment effective (Lecture)? What is the difference between primary and secondary reinforcers (Text and Lecture)? What is learning (Text and Lecture)? Know how to classically condition an organism—e.g., your roommate (Lecture); o Correlate behavior with stimulus until the organism is conditioned to respond What is melatonin and its relationship to sleep? What are circadian rhythms (Text and Lecture)? Be able to describe the predictable sleep patterns (Text and Lecture); o Small waves, big and slow waves, REM (about 90 min each) Be able to describe stimulus generalization (Text and Lecture); What is spontaneous recovery (Text and Lecture)? What is a conditioned taste aversion (Text and Lecture)? How does age relate to sleep patterns (Lecture)? o Older people have more interrupted sleep What are some useful tips to deal with insomnia (Lecture)? o Don’t be exposed to light 30 min before bed, don’t drink coffee after lunch What is drug tolerance (Lecture)? What are some effects of REM deprivation (Lecture)? o Memorization was not affected, logic-based problems performance was worse Why do we dream? o To learn and better survive in our state of consciousness Why are peppers hot? o capsation tricks tongue to think it is on fire why can a cyclopes still perceive depth? o monocular cues...