PSY 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 23 & 25: Latent Learning, Cognitive Map, Motivation
4 Nov 2016
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It"s easier to learn behaviors the reflect biological predispositions. Cognition"s influence on conditioning: cognitive processes and classical conditioning, cognitive learning- mental information that is acquired from behavior, cognitive processes and operant conditioning, cognitive map- a mental representation of an environment. Latent learning- occurs but is not shown until there is an incentive to demonstrate it. Intrinsic motivation- the desire to perform a behavior for its own sake. Extrinsic motivation- the desire to perform a behavior to receive an award or to avoid a threatened punishment. Learning by observation: mirrors and imitation in the brain, mirror neurons- believed to be responsible for providing the neural basis required for everyday imitation and observational learning, applications of observational learning. Prosocial- positive/ helpful: antisocial effects, antisocial- negative/ harmful. Module 25: storing and retrieving memories: memory storage. Processed and stored by the frontal lobes and the hippocampus. Left and right lobes are responsible for different memories.
