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Learning definition

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The process of acquiring knowledge, skills and behaviours through experience

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Operant conditioning

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A learning process where the likelihood of a behaviour occurring is determined by the consequences of that behaviour

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Antecedent

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The stimulus that initiates, stimulates or triggers the behaviour

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Behaviour

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The voluntary actions that occur in the presence of the antecedent. Where the individual acts on their environment

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Consequence

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The outcome of the behaviour, that will determine the likelihood of it occurring again

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Reinforcement

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A consequence that increases the likelihood of a behaviour occurring

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Punishment

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A consequence that decreases the likelihood of a behaviour occurring

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Positive reinforcement

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The addition of a desirable stimulus (e.g. gold star for doing homework)

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Positive punishment

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The addition of an undesirable stimulus (e.g. getting detention for being out of uniform)

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Negative reinforcement

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The removal of a negative stimulus (e.g. dont have to do chores)

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Negative reinforcement

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The removal of an undesirable stimulus (e.g don’t have to do chores because of a good SAC score)

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Observational learning

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Learning that involves watching the behaviour of the model and the associated consequence of that behaviour

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ARRMR

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-Attention
-Retention
-Reproduction
-Motivation
-Reinforcement

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Attention

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Involves the learner focusing their awareness on the behaviours of the model

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Retention

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Involves forming mental representations for the behaviours we observe.

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Reproduction

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The learner must be capable and have the mental and physical capability to perform the actions that were observed

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Motivation

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The learner must have a want and desire to perform the behaviour

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Reinforcement

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When the learner experiences a positive outcome after performing the behaviour, which makes it more likely for them to repeat it in the future

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Memory

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The process of encoding, storing and retrieving information that has been previously encountered

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Encoding

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Converting information into a useable form that can be manipulated and stored in the brain

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Storage

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The retention of information over time

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Retrieval

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Accessing information stored in our LTM and bringing it into our conscious awareness in short term memory

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Sensory memory

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A store of memory that very briefly stores raw information detected by the senses

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Iconic memory

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Stores visual information
0.2-0.4 duration
Unlimited capacity

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Echoic memory
Stores auditory information 3-4 secs duration Unlimited capacity
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Short term memory
An active store that holds all information you are consciously aware of at any moment
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Short term memory duration
18-30 seconds
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Short term memory capacity
7 bits of information +/- 2
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Encoding
Information is encoded verbally
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How to increase capacity of STM
Chunking
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How to increase duration of STM
Maintenance rehearsal- Conscious recitation of information in a rote fashion
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Long-term memory
A store of memory where a potentially unlimited amount of information is stored for a relatively permanent amount of time
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Strength of multi-store model
It's ability to explain how information is transferred to LTM from sensory memory and STM, and why forgetting occurs. Demonstrated through the serial position effect
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Limitations of multi-store model
-Does not explain the different forms of long-term memory that were apparent in the case of H.M -Doesn't explain how we encode, store and retrieve information about life events, how we organise our knowledge of concepts and words, or how we learn and perform skills.
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Explicit memory
Consciously recalled memories of facts or personally experienced events
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Semantic memory
Memories of general facts and concepts, including self-related knowledge e.g. what is learned at school
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Episodic memory
Memories that contain autobiographical information about experiences in our lives e.g 10th birthday party
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Implicit memory
Unconscious recall of memories of how to do something, demonstrated through changed behaviour and adaptive responses.
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Procedural memory
Memory of learnt actions or skills, often difficult to put into words. e.g. marking a footy
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Conditioning (memory)
Memories acquired through classical and operant conditioning, such as memories involving fear and anxiety like a fear of the dentist
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Hippocampus
EXPLICIT Encoding and retrieval of personal memories and memories of facts and figures
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Neocortex
EXPLICIT Storage of personal memories and memories of facts and figures
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Cerebellum
IMPLICIT Encoding and temporary storage of implicit memories related to movement
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Basal ganglia
IMPLICIT Encoding of implicit memories related to habits and procedures
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Amydala
BOTH Encoding of implicit memory related to emotion, as well as feeding this info to the hippocampus so emotional info can be integrated into explicit memories
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SAM (semantic autobiographical memory)
Facts about events, dates or ourselves.
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EAM (episodic autobiographical memory)
Moments of experience that are linked to time and space.
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Episodic future thinking
Imagining how we will experience an event in the future from a first-person perspective.
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HSAM (Highly superior autobiographical memory)
recall rich episodic details of each day of their lives
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SDAM (severely deficient autobiographical memory)
recall only semantic knowledge about their lives.
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Mental imagery
perception-like experiences in the absence of sensory input
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Object imagery
The ability to picture shape, colour and texture of objects, as well as people, faces, animals and scenes
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What brain area is object imagery associated with?
Visual cortex in the occipital lobes
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Spatial imagery
The ability to imagine relationships between objects, and between parts of objects, and their movement in three-dimensional space.
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What brain area is spatial imagery associated with?
Parietal lobes
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Alzheimer's disease
A progressive, neurodegenerative disease that causes a loss of brain tissue that is eventually fatal.
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Alzheimer's symptoms
Symptoms of dementia, including memory loss, confusion, changes in personality and an inability to perform familiar tasks
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Biological causes of Alzheimer's
-Build up of beta amyloid that causes amyloid plaques to build up between neurons and disrupt neural functioning -Build up of tau protein forms neurofibrillary tangles -Brain atrophy, where neurons die causing the brain to shrink
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First symptom of Alzheimer's
Severe anterograde amnesia for episodic autobiographical memory and semantic memory. Unable to recall memories about new recent events, or facts learned during these events. Includes episodic future thinking
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Second symptom of Alzheimer's
Retrograde amnesia for EAM
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Third symptom of Alzheimer's
Loss of general semantic knowledge, so objects, people and familiar situations are no longer recognised
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Fourth symptom of Alzheimer's
Procedural memory loss. Lose ability to perform even most highly practiced tasks
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Order of brain areas affected by Alzheimer's
1. Hippocampus 2. Temporal lobe 3. Frontal lobe 4. Parietal lobe 5. Occipital lobe
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Brain lesions
Areas of abnormal tissue damage
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Acronyms
An abbreviation formed by using the first letter of each word in a phrase or title we want to remember to form a unit that can be produced as a word e.g ANZAC, FOMO
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Acrostics
Uses the first letter of each word of the to-be remembered information to create memorable phrases or sentences from words that begin with those letters.

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