Week 4

Question 1

Learning Mechanisms

Answer 1

• Error-driven learning
• Self-organizing learning
• Statistical learning

Question 2

Error Driven Learning

Answer 2

• Learning is guided by the goal of reducing errors.
• Encountering errors is crucial for learning.

Question 3

Self-Organizing Learning

Answer 3

• A process of forming representations that capture important aspects of the environmental structure.

Question 4

Statistical Learning

Answer 4

• Infants and children learn by extracting statistical regularities in the environment.

Question 5

Perception of Regularity

Answer 5

• The ability of the human brain to identify and interpret repeating patterns or consistent structures.

Question 6

Task Persistence

Answer 6

The ability to sustain effort towards a task.