Learning
A relatively permanent change in an organism's behavior due to experience is called
Learning
The person who studied classical conditioning in dogs.
Ivan Pavlov
reinforcement
The first stage of forming a memory is
Encoding
An environmental factor that organisms react to
Stimulus
For a behavior to be considered to have been learned it has to be relatively
Long lasting
In Pavlov's experiment this was the unconditioned stimulus:
Food
In operant conditioning, a behavior is diminished when it is followed by a
punishment
The second stage of memory is
Storage
Breaking information down into smaller parts to better remember it
Chunking
A type of learning that relies on associating certain events together.
Associative learning
During the process of extinction, this happens to the conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is presented without the unconditioned stimulus.
It diminishes/goes away
This law was discovered by Edward Thorndike, that laid out the basic principles of Operant Conditioning.
The law of effect
The third stage of revival is
Retrieval
A clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event, often vividly recalled.
Flashbulb memory
Organisms that can not learn rely entirely on
Instinct/reflex
This is stimulus discrimination
The ability to differentiate reaction to stimuli depending on the situation
(reacting to the late bell when you're already sitting in class, vs. when you are on the other side of the school)
Removing an averse (bad) stimulus
This kind of memory only holds information for a short period of time
Short-term (working) memory
The part of the brain that holds implicit memories (memories that you remember unconsciously and effortlessly).
The Cerebellum
The term for behaviors that are inherited rather than learned.
Genetically programmed behaviors.
Spontaneous recovery is
Relearning a behavior after extinction has occured
Positive punishment diminishes behavior by
Introducing an averse (bad) stimulus
A moderate amount of stress has the effect on memory
It improves it
The part of the brain that hold explicit memories (memories that require conscious work to remember).
The Hippocampus