Unit 3 AOS 2: Learning and Memory Flashcards
Psychology
What is learning?
Learning is a relatively permanent change in behaviour that occurs as a result of experience.
What is the behaviorist approach to learning?
The behaviorist approach states that learning occurs through interacting with the external environment.
What is a stimulus?
A stimulus is any event that occurs in the learner’s internal or external environment that is detected by the nervous system.
What is a response?
A response is a behaviour produced by the learner due to perceiving the stimulus, which can be voluntary or involuntary.
What is classical conditioning?
Classical conditioning is a simple form of learning that occurs through the repeated association between a neutral stimulus (NS) and an unconditioned stimulus (UCS) to produce a conditioned response (CR).
What are the distinguishing features of classical conditioning?
The distinguishing features are that the response is involuntary/reflexive, the learner is passive, and the stimulus is presented before the response.
