Learning outcomes Flashcards

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1
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What are three types of learning?

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Perceptual, implicit and non-associative

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2
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What are two factors that impact learning?

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Anxiety and expertise

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3
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What are two strategies for effective coding?

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Spaced repetition and multi-activity studying

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What are the three principals of learning?

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Metacognition, transfer appropriate processing and forgetting

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Four aspects of observational learning?

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attention, retention, initiation, motivation

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6
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What can improve the process of retrieval?

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Cues

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7
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What do neutrons do?

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What does glia do?

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9
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How are we able to locate sounds in space?

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Comparison of sounds at the two ears

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What is an intramural time difference?

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Sound will reach closer ear slightly before other ear

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What is an intramural level difference?

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Sound will be slightly higher at receiving ear

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12
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What are A-fibres?

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Fast conducting sensory nerves

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13
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What are C-pain fibres?

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Convey, noxious, thermal and heat signals

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14
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What is the motivation decision model?

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The brain is constantly evaluating pros and cons of any situation

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15
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What is the descending pain modulatory system?

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Inhibits pain receptors so that more important things can be addressed

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16
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What is the purpose of the lens?

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Focuses incoming light on the retina

17
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What is the purpose of the retina?

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It is the cell layer in the back of the eye that contains photoreceptors

18
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What does gestalt mean?

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The whole is greater than the sum of it’s parts

19
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What is depth perception?

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Message from the body and the environment that give info about space and distance

20
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What is visual accommodation?

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It helps determine depth

21
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What neurotransmitter does alcohol increase?

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GABA