The Nature Of Learning Lect 1

Front 1

Define Performance and Learning

Back 1

Performance: observable behavior(temporary)
Learning: change in capability of skill to perform relatively permenant imporvement in performance from parctise and experience

Front 2

Name a few characteristics of Learning

Back 2

a. set of processes (internal NS
b. acquired capability ofr responding (automatic)
c. not directly ovservable (inside NS)
d. relatively permaneant
e. an effect of practice and or experience

Front 3

What two performance changes are observable during learning

Back 3

1. Improvement (productivity)
2. Consistency (persistance: less variabliliy)

Front 4

There are 3 types of response outcome measures..what are they?

Back 4

1. time: the druation (run a mile, type a word
2. error: accuracy (# or % of errors in performance)
3. magnitude: measures quantity: height of jump

Front 5

What are the Performance Curves

Back 5

Linear: proportional performance gains over time
Negatively accelerated: dramatic performance gains with slowing down of performance after time (MOST COMMON)
Positively Accelerated: slow gains early then dramatic improvement later in practice
Ogive: improvement slow fast slow
(Time across the bottom and performance/performance errors on the side)

Front 6

What are two limitations of Performance Curves

Back 6

between subject variablity:masks subjects by averaging individuals
withing subject variab: individual performance
Scoring sensitivity: difficult or easy task effect performance

Front 7

How can we make a better inference about learning

Back 7

Retention test: after a period of no practice test performance
Transfer test: can we transfer info to another situation

Front 8

What is the problem with performance curves and why can we not infer learning

Back 8

performance curves are not learning curves and a plateau is a leveling off of performance