Chapter 3- Learning & memory

Question 1

Operant conditioning

Answer 1

• in line with behaviorism (B F Skinner)
• +ve reinforcement: money
• -ve reinforcement: remove sthg unpleasant to continue a behavior
• +ve punsihment: add unpleasant thing to reduce behavior (aversive)
• -ve punishment: stopping behavior by removing sthng ( ex: take playstation to stop bad attitude)

Question 2

Reinforcement schedules

Answer 2

• ratio> interval & Variable better than fixed

- VR>FR>VI>FI

Question 3

Latent learning

Answer 3

Learning that occurs without a reward but is spontaneous with one

Question 4

Memory

Answer 4

Sensory (veryyy briefly) -> short-term -> working -> long term

Question 5

Long term memory

Answer 5

Implicit: procedural (muscle memory)

Explicit/ declarative: episodic (life event) or semantic (not relating to you)

Question 6

Alzheimer

Answer 6

• worse when sun goes down

- Beta amyloid plaques

Question 7

Interference

Answer 7

Proactive: old interferes with new info

Retroactive: new interferes with old info