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21 Cards in this Set
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Classical learning
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an association is made between two stimuli, dogs salivating
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operant learning
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an association is made between a behavior and consequence
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Observational learning
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behavior is result of imitation or experience
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Operant conditioning
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learning occurs when a behaior is rewarded or punished, ( getting money for good grades)
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latent learning
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we learn by watching
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fixed ratio
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rewards offered after a set number of responses (comission sales, factory quotas)
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variable ratio
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rewards offerd after an unpredictable number of responses ( slot machines, fishing)
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Fixed interval
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rewards offered after a fixed time period
( semester grades, monthly paychecks) |
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variable interval
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rewards offered after varying time periods ( pop quizzes, arrival of mail)
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spacing effect
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tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long rerm retention
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serial position effect
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ability to recall the first and last names in a group the best
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semantic encoding
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encoding of meaning, includin meaning of words
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semantic encoding yields the best...
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memory
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method of loci
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matching terms with a visual represntation of locations
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peg word
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one is bun, two is shoe
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hierarchies
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process information by dividing it into logical levels, from general to specific
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explicit memories
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convious memories of facts and events ( located in the hippocampus)
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implicit memories
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automatic memory of skills and behaviors (located in cerrebelllum)
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state-dependent memory
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remembering things better when in the same state which you learned them
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proactive interference
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disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new info
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retroactive learning
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disruption effect of new learning effecting the recall of old info
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