Lecture 1

Question 1

define learning:

Answer 1

process by which we can alter our skills, change our dispositions, add to our knowledge, and adapt based on experience

Question 2

define memory:

Answer 2

expression of learning that is observable in our performance on a broad range of daily activities and behavior

Question 3

amnesia:

Answer 3

inability to form new memories or access old memories

Question 4

anterograde amnesia:

Answer 4

inability to learn NEW memories

Question 5

retrograde amnesia:

Answer 5

inability to recall OLD memories

Question 6

amnesia is caused by:

Answer 6

major depression, head trauma, strokes, loss of oxygen, aging, alzhemiers

Question 7

who is Clive wearing and what did he suffer from

Answer 7

musician who got permanent brain damage due to virus and suffered from both anterograde and partial retrograde amnesia

Question 8

Jimmie G. suffered from:

Answer 8

korsavoks syndrome

Question 9

what is korsakovs syndrome

Answer 9

destruction of neurons due to chronic alcoholism and poor diet, non reversible

Question 10

phenotype:

Answer 10

individual observable behavioral abilities

Question 11

genotype:

Answer 11

genetic constitution, tell us about population distribution, not individual’s abilities

Question 12

genes set the ____ of capacity but __ ___ determine who we are as a person

Answer 12

range; do not

Question 13

which gender genotype is better at spatial memory tasks?

Answer 13

male genotype

Question 14

what is philosophy

Answer 14

study of theoretical basis of a particular branch of knowledge or experience

Question 15

who is credited with making the distinction between the two forms of remembering?

Answer 15

Aristotle

Question 16

what are the two forms of remembering

Answer 16

memory and reminiscence

Question 17

what did Aristotle propose?

Answer 17

1. that memory is the replication of a sensory perception, its like a picture.
2. proposed reminiscence is reliving an entire experience, its a reenactment
3. animals can have memory but not reminiscence which is the main distinction between humans and animals

Question 18

spatial memory:

Answer 18

remembering where things are in a specific space

Question 19

what is Aristotles definition of memory?

Answer 19

familiarity

Question 20

what is aristotles definition of reminiscence?

Answer 20

recollection

Question 21

which psychologist discovered classical conditioning?

Answer 21

Ivan Pavlov

Question 22

the forgetting curve:

Answer 22

shows how information is lost over time when there is no attempt to retain it

Question 23

learning strengthens which pathway?

Answer 23

the reflex pathway

Question 24

primary memory:

Answer 24

ability to hold and manipulate info in mind for a short period of time

Question 25

secondary memory:

Answer 25

memories that are permanent and persist for a long period of time (aka long term memory)