Leaning & Memory Flashcards
1
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Who is Ivan Pavlov ?
A
A Russian physiologist (person who studies the workings of the body) who discovered classical conditioning through his work on digestion in dogs.
2
Q
Classical Conditioning
A
Is learning to make a reflex response to a stimulus other than the original, natural stimulus that normally produces the reflex.
3
Q
What is learning?
A
- learning is any relatively permanent change in behavior about by experience or practice.
- when people learn anything, some part of their brain is physically changed to record what they have learned.
- any kind of change in the way an organism behaves is learning