Test 3 Flashcards
the acquisition of new skills is
learning
the retention of learned information is
memory
the memory of facts and events is called
declarative memory
unconscious/automatic or motor memory is called
nondeclarative memory
is nondeclarative memory or declarative memory implicit?
non-declarative: IMPlicit
declarative: explicit
memory for skills, habits and behaviours
procedural memory
what are the 2 types of procedural memory?
associative and non-associative
What is nonassociative learning
a change in behavioural response that occurs over time in response to a single type of stimulus
what is associative learning
behaviour altered by the formation of an association between two events
what is habituation? Is it related to associative or non-associative learning?
related to non-associative learning; becoming familiarized to a stimulus over time until it goes unnoticed`
what is sensitization? Is related to associative or non-associative learning?
non-associative; the intensification of response to all stimuli
what is classical conditioning?
The formation of a conditioned response to a conditional stimulus (bell) after relating to an unconditional stimulus (meat)(Pavlov’s dog)
what is instrumental conditioning?
an individual learns to associate a motor act with a meaningful stimulus/reward
short term memories turn into long term memories by
memory consolidation
temporary memory in the order of hours
short-term memory
memory that can be recalled after months or years
long term memory
A form of temporary memory that lasts for seconds
working memory
what is amnesia?
the loss of memory or ability to learn caused by disease of injury.
a form of amnesia, causing the victim to forget their past
retrograde amnesia
a form of amnesia that causes the victim to lose the ability to form new memories
anterograde amnesia
amnesia characterized by the sudden onset of short lived anterograde amnesia is…
transient global amnesia
where is the prefrontal lobe located? what has it been implied to be involved in?
rostral/anterior end of the frontal lobe. Working memory
what test is used to assess working memory?
delayed-response task
what test is used to assess problems associated with prefrontal cortical damage? What cognitive functions are assessed?
Wisconsin card-sorting task, involving working memory, planning
