Learning

Memory

Language

Intelligence

CYPA PSYCHSPRING 2014

CLASS 7MAR 30

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Classical. Operant.

Observational.

Classical Conditioning (video 1)

Watson (Behaviorism)

Pavlov (and his drooling dogs)

UR, US, CR, CS

Acquisition

Extinction and Recovery

Generalization

Discrimination

Operant Conditioning (Video 2)

Skinner (remember him?)

Thorndike’s Law of Effect

Reinforcers (positive, negative, primary, secondary, immediate, delayed)

Schedules (continuous, partial, fixed, variable, ratio, interval)

Punishment

Train yourself!

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Observational Learning (Video 3)

Modeling

Mirror Neurons (video 4)

Albert Bandura and Bobo

Applications Prosocial Antisocial

Mem

ory

Encoding. Storage.

Retrieval.

Memory Processing

Encoding

Automatic/ Effortful

Rehearsal

Massed practice v. distributed study time

Serial position effect

Levels of processing Visual Acoustic Semantic

Organizing: chunking, hierarchies

Storage

Sensory Iconic Echoic

Working/ Short term (limited)

Long term (unlimited)

The brain and storage Hippocampus Cerebellum

Retrieval

Recall

Recognition

Relearning

Priming

Context Environment State Mood

Forgetting: 7 Sins of Memory

Three sins of forgetting Absent-mindedness Transience Blocking

Three sins of distortion Misattribution Suggestibility Bias

One Sin of Intrusion Persistence

Study repeatedly

Make material meaningful

Activate retrieval cues

Use mnemonic devices

Minimize interference

Sleep more

Test yourself!!

Video 5, video 6

Improving Memory

Lan

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age

Structure. Development.

The Brain.

Structure (video 7)

Phonemes

Morphemes

Grammar Semantics Syntax

Development

Receptive

Productive 4 months: babbling 10 months: deaf to sounds outside native lang. 12 months: one-word stage 24 months: two work stage, telegraphic speech

Theory Skinner Chomsky Sensitive/Critical Period

Language and the Brain

Aphasia

Broca’s: speaking

Wernicke’s: speaking/ understanding

Angular gyrus: reading

Sapir-Whorf HypothesisLinguistic Relativity and Determinism (video 8)

Inte

lligence

Multiple or Singular? Spearman: g (factor

analysis)

Gardner: Multiple (video 9)

Linguistic Logical-mathematical Musical Spatial Bodily-kinesthetic Interpersonal Intrapersonal Naturalist

Sternberg: 3 Intelligences Analytical Creative Practical

Intelligence and Creativity

Expertise

Imaginative thinking skills

A venturesome personality

Intrinsic motivation

A creative environment

Emotional Intelligence (video 10)

Daniel Goleman

4 qualities Perceive Understand Manage Use

Geniuses

Video 11