ECON 1001 Lecture Notes - Enculturation, Classical Conditioning, Cultural Learning
5 Dec 2020
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Lecture 1: learning, memory, and representation: cognitive system: like software run in your brain, something that perceives parts of an environment and creates action towards environment as result. Software generate info that gets sent out to the web. (ex: amazon has recommended products that are selected through ai. Ex: look at number 3: neuron sends synal (a pattern of light) -> perceptual processes to generate beliefs that you can see the num 3 and know that 3>2. Representations: representations are stored in memory, how memory is stored in: Fact and perceptions: sensory memory: like a scratch pad (for vision), or a bit of recording tape (for hearing). It is re- written every few seconds by new perceptions: echoic memory: the memory of what you just heard, iconic memory: the memory of what you just saw, don"t last longer than 10sec, short-term memory: temporary store. Some things from it end up becoming long term memories: stuff that you"ve experienced, thought.
