Intro to Learning (1) Flashcards
What is learning?
permanent change in behavior due to experience
What was Descartes’ view on knowledge?
it has a rational basis
What was Descartes’ view on the state of the mind?
it has free will
What are the 3 types of associative learning?
Classical conditioning
Operant conditioning
Observational learning
What is classical conditioning?
Where innate behaviors are produced in new situations
What is operant conditioning?
Strengthening or weakening of a behavior based on reward and punishment.
What is observational learning?
Vicarious conditioning, learning behaviors off of other based on the consequences you see.
What was Aristotle’s 4 laws of association?
law of similarity
law of contrast
law of contiguity
law of frequency
What is Aristotle’s law of similarity?
2 stimuli are similar to each other they are readily associated
What is Aristotle’s law of contrast?
2 stimuli are opposites of each other they are readily stimulated
What is Aristotle’s law of contiguity?
2 stimuli are close to each other in time or space they are readily associated
What is Aristotle’s law of frequency?
2 stimuli frequently occur together they are readily associated
According to John Locke how is all knowledge acquired?
as a function of sensory experience
According to John Locke when we are all born what state are we in?
Tabula Rasa
What is ‘Tabula Rasa’?
clean state, absence of preconceived ideas
