memory and learning Flashcards

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memory

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input, storage, and retrieval of what has been learned or experienced

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sensory memory

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lasts 1-2 seconds

capacity is limited

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short term memory

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lasts 20-30 seconds

capacity is 7 items

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long term memory

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lasts your entire life
capacity is unlimited
decays at 75

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semantic long term memory

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language

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episode long term memory

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memory of own life

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declarative long term memory

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stored knowledge called forth as needed

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procedural long term memory

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learned skills that don’t require conscious recollection

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amnesia

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less of memory after blow to the head

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dissociative amnesia

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psychological trauma

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infantile amnesia

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before age 3, forget most memories

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anterograde amnesia

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prevents formation of new memories

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retrograde amnesia

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forget memories from before trauma

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classical conditioning

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specific stimulus
doesn’t depend on learners behavior
involuntary

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unconditioned stimulus

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automatic stimulus

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unconditioned response

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automatic response

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conditioned stimulus

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learned stimulus

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conditioned response

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learned response

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generalization

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responding similarly to range of similar stimuli

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discrimination

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ability to respond differently to similar stimuli

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extinction

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disappearance of CR when CS is repeatedly presented without UCS

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spontaneous recovery

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CR may reappear when CS is presented again but not followed by UCS

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taste aversion

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negative reaction to a food based on previous experience

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operant conditioning

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no identified stimulus
reinforcement depends on learner’s behavior
voluntary

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reinforcement

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increase behavior

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positive reinforcement

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given to increase behavior

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negative reinforcement

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taken away to increase behavior

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punishment

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consequences that decrease behavior

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positive punishment

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given to decrease behavior

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negative punishment

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taken away to decrease behavior

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primary reinforcer

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satisfies biological need

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secondary reinforcer

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paired with primary enforcer

acquired value based off of classical conditioning

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continuous schedule

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behavior reinforced every time it occurs

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partial schedule

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positive reinforcement occurs intermittely

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ratio

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number of times

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interval

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amount of time