PSYC 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Suggestibility, Sensory Memory, Classical Conditioning
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Book - chomsky believed that it needed meaningful contributions. Pavlov-unconscious reflex that human or animal produced (ex. A dog salivating to the presence of food) Skinner- observed how behavior was affected by consequences reinforcement, punishment he made the operant chamber (ex. Watson-controlling the behavior- known as behaviorism the actual behaviors versus the unobservable (mind, moods) Acquisition-refers to the first stages of learning when a response is established. In classical conditioning, it"s when the stimulus comes to evoke the conditioned response. Anterograde amnesia- can"t remember new information, but can remember the info before injury retrograde: remembers after, not before. Arousal theory- states that we seek an optimum level of excitement or arousal. Case study- a process or record of research in which detailed consideration is given to the development of a particular person, group, or situation over a period of time. Cerebellum- the part of the brain at the back of the skull in vertebrates.
