Psyc 110n week 3 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PSYC 110N Week 3 Assignment; Flashbulb Memories

For the initial post, respond to one of the following options, and label the beginning of your post indicating either Option 1 or Option 2: Option 1: What does it mean when you have learned something? Identify and describe an example of something you have learned recently using either the principles of classical conditioning, operant conditioning or observational learning/social-cognitive learning. Ensure that you describe your example using the appropriate terminology associated with each lear...

What does it mean when you have learned something? Identify and describe an example of something you have learned recently using either the principles of classical conditioning, operant conditioning or observational learning/social-cognitive learning. Ensure that you describe your example using the appropriate terminology associated with each learning theory.

Neutral Stimulus - ans ----initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention. In classical conditioning, when used together with an unconditioned stimulus, the _____ _______ becomes a conditioned stimulus. Unconditioned Response (UR) - ans ----behavior that occurs naturally due to a given stimulus. However, a stimulus prompts a conditioned response only when someone has come to associate that stimulus with another. Acquisition - ans ----the learning or...

memory - ans --the ability to store and retrieve information over time elaborative rehearsal - ans --a method of transferring information from STM into LTM by making that information meaningful in some way. This is what I do to learn, create questions. reword info, etc. maintenance rehearsal - ans --A system for remembering involving repeating information to oneself without attempting to find meaning in it. eg. repeating a phone number parallell distributed processing - a...

PSYC 110N Week 3 Discussion: Learning & Memory (Option 1)

Hello. Option 1 The term learning is defined by psychologists as a relatively permanent change in behavior as a result of experience. Using the theory of observational learning to give an example: A child, who is known as the observer, watches her elder brother (the model) arranging his books. He is praised by his parents for doing this task. The child sees this as a reward and then she models his behavior by arranging her toys. You read about classical and operant conditioning in the les...

PSYC 110N Week 3 Assignment Flashbulb Memories