week 7 Flashcards
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functional connectivity
- involves a timeseries correlation between BOLD signals in different regions of the brain
what does BOLD signals mean
measures of oxygenated to de-oxygenated blood)
high correlation interpreted as
greater connectivity
low correction interpreted as
lower connectivity
McGregor and Gribble 2017
participants with greater connectivity (higher correlation), were better at observational learning
can we measure the rate of learning?
no cannot
rate of learning
hard to quantify because of variables such as the criterion used to assess people and we have no measure of their potential for learning
blocked practice
practicing the same tasks repeatedly in a predictable manner
AAA BBB CCC
random practice
practicing multiple tasks in a unpredictable manner
CAB, BCA, ABC
what does block result in
- predictable and repetitive
what does random result in
unpredictable and not repetitive
research on blocked Vs random practice
participant practice three barrier knockdown task in blocked or random order
what was the research measuring
acquisition, retention and transfer
how did the research do it
groups were split in retention to be either blocked or random
set up of shea and morgan
blocked–> respond to same stimulus repeatedly
random–> stimuli were intermixed
retention examined in both
results of shea and morgan
- blocked practice outperformed random in acquisition
- random practice outperformed blocked practice in both retention and transfer
what is contextual interference
interference that is generated due to the context associated with skilled practice
about contextual interference
- reduced performance in acquisition, but produced an advantage in learning
- by randomizing the order in which tasks were performed you generate high contextual interference
comparing variable and constant praction:
performance during acquistion is better for
performance during learning is better for
a) constant practice
B) variable practice
when comparing blocked VS random
A) performance during acquisition is better for
B) performance furing learning is better for
a) blocked
B) random
results of contextual interference are generalizable across a variety of tasks
- knot tying tasks
- badminton
- tennis serving
- foreign language vocabulary
rarely does ___ lead to more learning
block practice
the magnitude of contextual interference effect may differ with ____
age
- children don’t always show contextual interference effects
the magnitude of contextual interference effects may depend on
expertise
- even highly skilled learners can benefit from random practice