PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5-6: Childhood Amnesia, Olfaction, Implicit Memory

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jill Atkinson

Document Summary

Relatively permanent change of behavior due to experience by learning we understand our environment much of the learning is done unconsciously (what we will focus on) Learning is very important to predict & act in the future. 20000 neurons was able to learn behavior: habituation (x sensory adaptation) process by which we respond less strongly over time to repeated stimuli decreased sensitivity - ** stimuli that we deem safe. Sensitization increase in response following repeated exposure to stimuli increased sensitivity - Ex: ivan pavlov (np 1904 for research on digestive system) Classical conditioning= create a learned response / learned anticipatory biological response (cid:862)whe(cid:374)e(cid:448)e(cid:396) (cid:455)ou (cid:374)oti(cid:272)e a, p(cid:396)epa(cid:396)e fo(cid:396) b(cid:863) Unconditional stimulus conditional stimulus / conditional response. But we can have spontaneous recovery and renewal effects. **watson- experience is what builds us / admit to be theoretical about it / famous for one specific study: (cid:272)o(cid:374)ditio(cid:374)i(cid:374)g of (cid:396)at pho(cid:271)ia (cid:862)little al(cid:271)e(cid:396)t(cid:863)