PSY 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Latent Learning, Long-Term Memory, Alan Baddeley
1 Dec 2020
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Cognitive map mental representation of the spatial layout of an area. Learning does not merely stamp in stimulus-response connections, but provides knowledge, from which organisms develop an expectancy (a cognitive representation of what leads to what ) Classical conditioning forms a cs-ucs link (expectancy model) Most important factor in classical conditioning is how well the cs predicts (i. e. signals) the appearance of a ucs. Not how often the cs and ucs are paired. Explains why organisms aren"t conditioned to all neutral stimuli that are present prior to a ucs (since they do not consistently predict a ucs) Also explains why forward pairing is most effective. Organisms develop an awareness or expectancy of relations between their responses and probable consequences. Best predictor of behaviour is the perceived contingency, not the actual one. Often are identical, but sometimes not (e. g. superstitions) Latent learning learning that occurs but is not demonstrated until there is an incentive to perform.
