Lecture 20 Flashcards
Define:
Behaviourism
Behaviour is determined by a finite set of physical laws
What does behaviourism emphasize and focus on?
- Emphasizes the role of environmental factors
- Focus on learning, how stimulus results in an outcome
What does classic-operand conditioning mean?
Strength of behavior is determined by reinforcement and punishment
What does behaviourism rely on?
Relies on observable factors
Define:
Cognitivism
Study of mental processes via the scientific method and abstractions from behaviour
How does cognitivism differ from behaviourism?
- Attempts to understand the internal processes of how a mind works
- Can rely on processes that are not directly observed
What does the 3-Stage Model assume?
- Information processing is like a computer
- Serial in the way that it goes in a specific series of steps
List:
The 3 stages in the 3-Stage Model
- Stimulus identification stage
- Response selection
- Response programming
In the stimulus identification stage:
How does stimulus detection work?
Sensory information attained from external sources transformed into neurological signals
In the stimulus identification stage:
What happens to the sensory information acquired from stimulus detection?
Transformed into neurological signals, in turn mapped onto a meaningful event
In the stimulus identification stage:
What happens in pattern recognition?
Extracting patterns for use in later stages of information processing
True or False:
Pattern extraction can be trained
True, a good example is in chess masters
True or False:
Pattern extraction efficiency remains the same through years of exposure
False, years of exposure to task will influence efficiency of pattern extraction
State:
The Cognitive Theory of Expertise
Individuals who attain a very high level of experience have to have 10 years/10000 hours of deliberate practice
What is the relative age effect?
How individuals born in the first and second quarter of the year are more likely to progress further into sports
