Implicit learning

Semantic Priming Semantic priming is a common priming paradigm in many monolingual studies (Bleasdale, 1987; Ferrand & New, 2003; Neely et al., 1989; Perea & Rosa, 2002a, 2002b; Hutchison, 2003; Lucas, 2000; Neely, 1991), but is less common in cross-language priming (Duyck, 2005; Kroll & Stewart, 1990; Schoonbaert et al., 2007; Chen & Ng, 1989; de Groot & Nas, 1991; Keatley et al. 1994; Schwanenflugel & Rey 1986; Basnight-Brown & Altarriba, 2007). Semantic priming studies offer an investigation…

distinctions between implicit and explicit memory. Implicit memory is the transducing and storing of stimuli that are perceived unconsciously. These memories are also known as learned skills or tasks. Explicit memory is the storage of events and facts (Squire, 1992). Because implicit memory is unconscious and explicit memory is conscious, there are different mechanisms and anatomical locations involved. Explicit memory is known to be centered in the hippocampus whereas implicit is located in the…

low-context, while, Asian cultures are seen as high-context (Han, 2003). Although high-context communication may help save face since it provides a less direct approach, however, it may the probability of miscommunication. Since majority of the message is implicit and left unstated. On the other hand, low-context…

quickly as possible without making errors, discretely prompting individuals to rely on the primed stimuli to respond accurately in a shorter amount of time, Brunel, Vallet & Versace (2009), found that priming is a component/ability of a person’s learning process, whereas the online study was interested in replicating Holcomb, Anderson & Grainger (2005),…

between the two are actually smaller than among members of the same group. Psychology explains what explicit and implicit prejudice while reflecting back on how it applies to racism. Explicit prejudice is the most common kind of prejudice that people are aware…

Fred Roger, a well known actor, once said, “ A love of learning has a lot to do with learning that we’re loved”. From the moment a child comes into the world, and leaves the world, the people who stays with the child through thick and thin are the parents. Since birth, the first teachers of the child are the parents. If that is so, the role of a parent involvement in a child’s education is crucial. This then leads to an analysis of parental involvement in childhood education. It reveals that…

stereotype that girls and women are not as good as boys and men in math and science. However, even individuals who consciously refute gender and science stereotypes can still hold that belief at an unconscious level. These unconscious beliefs, or implicit biases, may be more powerful than explicitly held beliefs and values simply because we are not aware of them. Even if overt gender bias is waning, as some argue, research shows that unconscious beliefs underlying negative stereotypes continue…

Implicit associations are formed automatically through social experiences and unconscious biases are held as negative attitudes and behaviors towards a social group. The influence of these biases is seen everywhere, including educational forums. Public school systems in the nation reached 49.8 million students grades pre-k through 12th in 2014 and the Department of Defense Education Activity 's (DoDEA) facilities 2014 enrollment was 83,000 students. Exploring the demographic information and…

question why people are set to a certain way of beliefs. Self-concept may be one theory that puts emphasis on this; children obtain implicit values at a very young age and carry them throughout their lives. We instill this in them at a young age that will later impact their concepts of themselves and what they believe they can or cannot do (Rudman and Phelan (2010). These implicit values also do not usually agree with what…

When I first learned that I would have to complete multiple IAT tests, I automatically had an idea of what I thought my scores were going to be for each test. For all of the tests, I assumed that I would receive a score of moderate preference. I especially assumed that I would receive a score of moderate preference on the Race IAT test because that was the score that I had received when I took the same test last year. Turns out, I received a moderate preference score on the Gender- Career and…