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18 Cards in this Set
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Learning
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Learning is a relatively permanent change in a behavioral tendency that results from experience.
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Classical Conditioning
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a learning procedure in which associations are made between a natural simtulas and a neutral stimulus
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Operant Conditioning
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learning in which a certain action is reinforced or punished, resulting in corresponding increases or decreases in occurrence
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3 processes of memory
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encoding, storage, retrieval
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neutral stimulus
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a stimulus that does not initially elicit any part of the unconditioned response
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unconditioned response
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an organism's natural, automatic reaction to a stimulus
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memory
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the storage and retrieval of what has been learned or experienced
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encoding
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the transforming of information so the nervous system can process it
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storage
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the process by which information is maintained over a period of time
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retrieval
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the process of obtaining info that has been stored in memory
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thinking
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changing and reorganizing info stored in memory to create new info
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concept
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a label for a class of objects or events that have at least one attribute in common
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language
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the expression of ideas through symbols and sounds that are arranged according to rules
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semantics
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the study of meaning in language
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syntax
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language rules that govern how words can be combined to form meaningful phrases and sentences
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3 parts of language
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phonemes, morphemes, syntax
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phoneme
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an individual sound that is a basic structural element of language
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morpheme
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the smallest unit of meaning in a given language
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