Lecture 1 Flashcards
define learning:
process by which we can alter our skills, change our dispositions, add to our knowledge, and adapt based on experience
define memory:
expression of learning that is observable in our performance on a broad range of daily activities and behavior
amnesia:
inability to form new memories or access old memories
anterograde amnesia:
inability to learn NEW memories
retrograde amnesia:
inability to recall OLD memories
amnesia is caused by:
major depression, head trauma, strokes, loss of oxygen, aging, alzhemiers
who is Clive wearing and what did he suffer from
musician who got permanent brain damage due to virus and suffered from both anterograde and partial retrograde amnesia
Jimmie G. suffered from:
korsavoks syndrome
what is korsakovs syndrome
destruction of neurons due to chronic alcoholism and poor diet, non reversible
phenotype:
individual observable behavioral abilities
genotype:
genetic constitution, tell us about population distribution, not individual’s abilities
genes set the ____ of capacity but __ ___ determine who we are as a person
range; do not
which gender genotype is better at spatial memory tasks?
male genotype
what is philosophy
study of theoretical basis of a particular branch of knowledge or experience
who is credited with making the distinction between the two forms of remembering?
Aristotle
what are the two forms of remembering
memory and reminiscence
what did Aristotle propose?
- that memory is the replication of a sensory perception, its like a picture.
- proposed reminiscence is reliving an entire experience, its a reenactment
- animals can have memory but not reminiscence which is the main distinction between humans and animals
spatial memory:
remembering where things are in a specific space
what is Aristotles definition of memory?
familiarity
what is aristotles definition of reminiscence?
recollection
which psychologist discovered classical conditioning?
Ivan Pavlov
the forgetting curve:
shows how information is lost over time when there is no attempt to retain it
learning strengthens which pathway?
the reflex pathway
primary memory:
ability to hold and manipulate info in mind for a short period of time
secondary memory:
memories that are permanent and persist for a long period of time (aka long term memory)
