PSYCH 2H03 Lecture Notes - Connectionism, Semantic Network, Knowledge Network
6 Nov 2013
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Encoding specificity: being underwater during learning will lead to beter recall when underwater. Knowledge is stored in a similar network: all knowledge is based on memory. Using knowledge is retrieving items from memory. Activation will spread from thinking about concept to things related to that concept takes time for activations to fire, depending on how related they are. Activation for dog will spread quickly to tail, barking, furry take more time for activation of cat. Is a link canary is a bird, bird is an animal. Properties of a category are stored with the category. Facts are not stored redundantly at lower level properties that are true of higher level categories are also true of lower level. Breathe stored with larger animal node, not individually with bird, cat, etc. Activation spreads through network, but takes time depending on the distance travelled. Giving statements to be identified as true or false. Measuring how quickly participants can verify accuracy.
