learning and memory

Question 1

learning definition

Answer 1

a relatively permanent change in the reaction to a situation” / “long lasting change in behaviour as a result of previous experience

Question 2

memory definition

Answer 2

the mental process fo acquring and retaining information for later retrieval” / “the process by which we code, store and retrieve information about our experiences

Question 3

what are reflex behaviours?

Answer 3

responses to stimuli that are involuntary or free from conscious control

Question 4

what is habituation?

Answer 4

the diminishing of an innate response to a frequently repeated stimulus
eg a rats reflex (innate) behaviour decreases after repeated exposure of the stimulus

Question 5

what is dishabituation?

Answer 5

an increase in responding to a habituated stimulus after an interpolated deviant

Question 6

habituation implications for therapy

Answer 6

• exposure therapy; likely to see a big reduction in the anxiety response
  treatment needs to be over an extended period of time to result in long term habituation