Learning and Motivation Ch2

Name Aritotle's three priciples of Association:

1. Contiguity2. Similarity3. Contrast

_______________ : the more closely together in space or time two items occur, the more likely the association.

Contiguity

______________: thought of one conept often leads to the thought of a similar concept.

SIMILARITY

____________: an item often leads to the thought of its opposite.

Contrast

According to James Mills, When two or more simple sensations are repleatedly presented together, a product of union may produce a ______________.

Complex Idea

According to James Mills, When Complex Ideas combine they form ___________.

Duplex Ideas

Name Thomas Brown's NINE Secondary Principles of Association:

1. length of time2. liveliness3. frequency4. recently5. Free from Strong Associations6. Constitutional Differences7. Emotional State8. State of the Body9. Prior Habits

He used nonsense syllables in his memory experiments.He proposed the concept of savingsHe confermed Brown's Secondary Principles of AssociationBackward AssociationSavings

Ebbinghaus

What are some of Ebbinghaus' Major Findings:

1. Correlation b/w list length and study time2. Overlearning: Repetitions strengthens the association3. The forgetting curve4. Association strength dependent upon proximity5. The concept of Backward Association

Specialized cells that transmit information

neurons

The neuron consists of: (Name the Parts of The Neuron)

1. Cell Body2. nucleous3. Dendrites4. Axons5. Axon Terminal

the part of the neuron that contains the nucleous, which regulates the basic metabolic functions of the cell

cell body

A long, branch like part of a neuron that transmits electrical pulses, or action potentials, when the neuron is stimulated

Axon

enlarged structures at the ends of the axon that release chemical transmitters that stimulate the dendrites of other neurons.

Axon Terminals

the three major components of a neuron are:

Cell bodyDendrites Axons

The ______________ regulates the basic metabilic fuctions of a neuron

nucleous

___________ are a branchlike structure on the receptive side of a neuron that is sensitive to transmitters released by the axon terminals of other neurons

Dendrites

Both the ____________ and the _____________ are receptive to chemicals called transmitters that are released by other neurons.

Dendrites, Cell Body

These Transmitters produce ___________ and _________ in the postsynaptic cell

excitation, inhibition

True or FalseA neuron's firing rate reflects the combined influences of all its excitatory and inhibitory inputs.True False

TRUE

___________ are specialized neurons designed to break down incomming stimuli into simple sensations.(it responds to sensory stimuli, either from internal bodily sensations such as muscle tension and balance)

RECEPTORS

Name Five Types of Receptors:

1. Tactile2. Taste3. Auditory4. Olfactory5. Visual

True or FalseVery Specialized Neurons in our body are able to pick up shapes, angles, and degrees.True False

TRUE

What are the three theories of Learning?

1. Chemichal Changes2. Growth of New Synapses 3. Growth of New Neurons

True or FalsePrevious researchers believed no new neurons appeared after infancyTrue False

TRUE

TRUE or FALSEStidies have NOT found new neurons in adult monkeysTrue False

FALSE

True or FalseThere is some evidence that clinical depression may be associated with low levels of neurogenesis.True False

TRUE

_______________ is highly involved in learning.

The Cerebral Cortex

______________ is the growth of new neurons:

Neurogenesis

____________ is the branching of Dendrites.

Arborization

Continuing to practice a response after performance is apparently perfect, which often results in stronger or more accurate performance in a delayed test:This term came from Ebbinghaus' Studies....

Overlearning