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Hist & Systems: Psy Learning
Test 1: Chapter 1
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
09/27/2009

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Nativism
Definition
Ideas innately given
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Descartes
Definition
Knowledge innate, not from exp. Rationalism
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Rationalism
Definition
from descartes, knowledge from logic and reasoning
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Locke
Definition
British philosopher
empiricism
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Empiricism
Definition
Knowledge from exp.
Associations
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Frequency
Definition
associate ideas that are contiguous
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Similarity
Definition
similar ideas
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Contrast
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opposite ideas
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Reflection
Definition
knowledge derived from what we already know and build on it
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Charles Darwin
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Natural Selection
ability to learn is adaptive
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Evolution
Definition
change in order to adapt to the environment better
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Learning
Definition
acquisition of knowledge; change in behavior (not always observable)
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Difference between Learning/Performance
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acquisition; not always observable
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Difference between Learning/Memory
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relatively permanent; retaining/recalling
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Basic Research
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Understanding the fundamental processes of learning and memory.
not to be applied for practical use
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Applied Research
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Will apply to solving a specific practical problem
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Functional Approach
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How learning and remembering aid survival
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Behavioral approach
Definition
emphasizes the relationship among:
1. observable behaviors
2. the antecedent stimuli that preceded behavior
3. consequences that follow behavior
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Cognitive Approach
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viewing knowledge as encoded, stored, and retrieved like a computer
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Neuroscience Approach
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Stimulate brain parts
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Tolman & Honzik
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latent learning: performing what was learned not always shown properly
exp. w/mice: always reinforced, never reinforced, and not reinforced--> reinforced later
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