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classical conditioning
involuntary and based upon association
pavlos studies
used dogs to associate certain sounds with salivating
operant conditioning
voluntary behavior, form of learning in which the consequences of behavior produce changes in the probability of the behavior.
positive reinforcement
something pleasureable is the consequence
negative reinforcement
something that is unwanted is removed from the situation
punishment
decreases the behavior
is corporal punishment an effective way to change a behavior?
no because it can cause alot of anxiety, can cause phsyical harm, and it takes away a teachable moment.
observational learning
a person observs and imitates someone elses behavior
albert banduras studies
said that tv may not always be good for children because they may mimmic the bad things they see on tv such as violence
insight learning
organisms develop a sudden insight of a problems solution (aha! momemnt)
short term memory
maximum of 30 seconds, info starts to fade after 12, used most often, storage capacity is 7+-2 (can contain 7 pieces of info.)
long term memory
lasts a life time, no limit on space
motivation
a person can remember things if they are highly motivated
rehersal
repeating info to remember
chunking
grouping info to be learned in chunks to facilitate memory
encoding
transforming info into a memory system, linking new info to old info
3 basic measures of memory
recall, recognition, and relearning
recall
ask a student to reproduce something without clues
recognition
person is asked to identify something
relearning
someones asked to relearn something they once knew
ways to improve recall
properly code and store info as youre learning it, return to the situation in which the info was originally stored (physical/mental), and use all senses
proactive interference
new learning suffers because of old learning
retroactive interference
old learning suffers because of new
transient global amnesia
recurring attacks of forgetting
retrograde amnesia
caused by a blow to the head, lose memory from before the accident
korsakoffs syndrome
lose ability to transfer new info into long term memory (alcohol)
alsheimers disease
#1 cause of demensia, severe memory loss
4 stages of cognitive development
sensory motor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational.
sensory-motor
things still exist when out of sight, self recognition
preoperational
fantasy play, symbolic gestures, egocentrism, and repersentational though
concrete-operational
conservation, complex classification
formal-operational
abstract and hypothetical though
trust vs mistrust
(0-1) developing a sense that the world is safe and good
autonomy vs shame and doubt
(1-3) relizing that you are an independent person and you can make your own decisions
initiative vs guilt
(3-6) develop a willingness to try new things and accept failure
industry vs inferiority
(6-adolecence) learning basic skills and to cooperate with others
identity vs role confusion
(adolescence) developing a sense of inner self.
intimacy vs stagnation
(young adulthood) establishing ties to another in a trusting, loving relationship
generativity vs stagnation
(middle adulthood) finding meaning in career, family, and community through productive work.
ego integrity vs despair
(late life) viewing ones life as satisfactory and worth living
biological
your body needs the food when hungry
physiological
the feeling of when you are hungry which will go away over time even if you havent eaten