PSYCH 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: East Los Angeles College, Conditioned Taste Aversion, Mirror Neuron
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Operational definition includes both classical and operant conditioning: classical does not account for biological preparedness (of smell/taste and illness, operant biologically prepared behaviours care difficult to overcome. Conditioned taste aversion: learning where substance is avoided because its flavour has been associated with illness: rate of learning is very quick. Cognitive approach to learning: focuses on the understanding of info. and the concepts separate from the behaviour. Cognitive maps (mental representation of phys. features) Insight: understanding of how to suddenly solve complex problem. Imprinting: fast learning that allows an animal to recognize another animal, person or thing as an object to be emulated and followed: instinctive behaviour modifiability. More deeply info. is processed, more deeply it is encoded, easier it is to retrieve. Conscious coding important in maintaining a working memory. Maintenance of information over time (similar to a warehouse) Sensory info. is held for brief time after stimulus (causing sensation) is removed. Auditory (echo iconic) sounds just perceived.
