learning II

Question 1

what is latent learning

Answer 1

familiarization with a stimulus without obvious positive or negative reinforcement

ex: sand wasp

Question 2

what is insight learning

Answer 2

problem solving through perception of configurational relationships as opposed to trial and error (difficult to prove)

ex: chimps, learning sets, irene pepperberg and alex

Question 3

in the morning, a wasp that lands on a yellow circle is rewarded with food. in the afternoon, it is hungry again, comes back to the same location, and lands on the same yellow circle. this is an example of:

Answer 3

associative learning

Question 4

why is the law of equipotentiality flawed

Answer 4

not equally easy to learn anything because natural associations matter when learning what is relevant