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Lecture 1 Flashcards

(26 cards)

1
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define learning:

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process by which we can alter our skills, change our dispositions, add to our knowledge, and adapt based on experience

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define memory:

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expression of learning that is observable in our performance on a broad range of daily activities and behavior

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amnesia:

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inability to form new memories or access old memories

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anterograde amnesia:

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inability to learn NEW memories

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retrograde amnesia:

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inability to recall OLD memories

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amnesia is caused by:

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major depression, head trauma, strokes, loss of oxygen, aging, alzhemiers

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who is Clive wearing and what did he suffer from

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musician who got permanent brain damage due to virus and suffered from both anterograde and partial retrograde amnesia

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Jimmie G. suffered from:

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korsavoks syndrome

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9
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what is korsakovs syndrome

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destruction of neurons due to chronic alcoholism and poor diet, non reversible

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phenotype:

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individual observable behavioral abilities

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genotype:

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genetic constitution, tell us about population distribution, not individual’s abilities

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genes set the ____ of capacity but __ ___ determine who we are as a person

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range; do not

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13
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which gender genotype is better at spatial memory tasks?

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male genotype

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14
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what is philosophy

A

study of theoretical basis of a particular branch of knowledge or experience

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15
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who is credited with making the distinction between the two forms of remembering?

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Aristotle

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16
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what are the two forms of remembering

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memory and reminiscence

17
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what did Aristotle propose?

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  1. that memory is the replication of a sensory perception, its like a picture.
  2. proposed reminiscence is reliving an entire experience, its a reenactment
  3. animals can have memory but not reminiscence which is the main distinction between humans and animals
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spatial memory:

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remembering where things are in a specific space

19
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what is Aristotles definition of memory?

20
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what is aristotles definition of reminiscence?

21
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which psychologist discovered classical conditioning?

22
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the forgetting curve:

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shows how information is lost over time when there is no attempt to retain it

23
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learning strengthens which pathway?

A

the reflex pathway

24
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primary memory:

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ability to hold and manipulate info in mind for a short period of time

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secondary memory:
memories that are permanent and persist for a long period of time (aka long term memory)
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