PSYC 3530 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-4: Excitatory Synapse, Axon Terminal, Neuron Doctrine
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Chapter 1: acquisition phase: the period in which the animal is acquiring a new skill. Aristotle: associationist: philosophers who developed early theories about how people learn to associate separate thoughts or ideas as a result of their own experiences, a direct correspondence between experience and memory, experience = sensations; memory=ideas, ex. Contiguity: the more closely together in space or time two items occur, the more likely will the thought of one item lead to the thought of the other; ex. Similarity: the thought of one concept often leads to the thought of similar concepts; ex. Contrast: an item often leads to the thought of its opposite; ex. Introspection: by watson; reflecting on, reporting, analyzing one"s own mental processes; required considerable practice to master the skill; two psychologists might report different thoughts and emotions when performing the same task: watson"s logic: Sciences deal only with events everyone can observe.
