Conjugate Reinforcement Technique
What memory does conjugate reinforcement paradigm illustrate?
Explicit memory
What is a possible factor that influence infant's memory?
Less developed parts of their brain
What is Memory in Infants?
Study of cognitive processes of an infant to understand the origin of cognitive skills and prepare for careers requiring background knowledge about infancy.
What memory do infants have before the age of three years?
Implicit
Concept; Explicit
Who conducted the Conjugate Reinforcement technique?
Rovee-Collier
Infants have limited ________ _________.
Spatial control
What can infants recognize in the womb?
The mother's voice
Learning to walk.
How long were the training sessions?
Two 15 minute training sessions
What factors influence infant memory?
Context effect and spacing effect (spaced vs massed learning)
Can infants remember actions? If so, after how long?
Yes, after a delay.
Which learning works better for infants?
Spaced learning
How long does retention last for a 3 month old?
Over a week
Retention measure by measuring kicking rate in presence of mobile but without _________.
What procedure did Rovee and Collier use for the Conjugate reinforcement technique?
A mobile hangs above an infant's crib. A ribbon is connected to the infant's ankle and the mobile so that the mobile can move from the infant's kicks
How young can infants recognize their mothers?
As young as 3 days
What did Rovee-Collier's experiment of infant memory find?
Infants can retain information from any experience that has been conditioned.
Is there a vast difference between the retention of a 2 month old and a 3 month old?
Yes, a 2 month old's retention last up to 2 days and a 3 month old lasts over a week.
What would happen in an immediate retention test?
Kicking rate measured immediately after learning
What is the purpose of the Conjugate Reinforcement Technique?
To measure cognition in infants.
How can you evaluate an infants' memory?
By seeing if they look longer at one stimulus than the other
A six month old infant can create an association between what?
Two objects
_________ brought retention back to level of immediate retention.
Reminders
What happens to our infant memory?
It rapidly develops between the ages of 4-10 months.