PSYC 1010 Study Guide - Connectionism, Semantic Network, Forgetting Curve
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Psych review test 2 chapters 6, 7, 10, 11. Learning refers to a relatively durable change in behaviour due to knowledge due to behaviour. Operant conditioning- form of learning in which responses are governed by consequences. Thorndike"s law of effect- response in the presence of a stimulus leads to satisfying effect association between stimulus and response is strengthened. Negative reinforcement- removal of a unpleasant stimulus. Instinctive drift (animals biological response interferes with conditioning response. Observational learning albert bandura watch a behaviour and mimic, might stay depending on response. Encoding forming a memory code (this is how info gets into your memory) Attention involves focusing on a narrow range of stimuli or events. Attention usually filters out most potential stimuli only allowing a few to enter into conscious awareness. Stimuli can be screened out during sensory input or later after the brain has processed the meaning or significance of the input.
