Chapter 12- BB

Classical Conditioning

learning process where a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a natural response

Unconditioned stimulus

thing that can already elicit a response

Unconditioned response

a thing that is already elicited by a stimulus

Unconditioned relationship

existing stimulus-response connection

Conditioned stimulus

new stimulus given at the same time we give the old stimulus

Conditioned relationship

the new stimulus-response connection that was created

Operant conditioning

behavior followed by reinforcement or punishment

engram

physical representation of learning

Karl Lashley

work on learning and proposed equipotentiality and mass action principles about the nervous system

equipotentially

all parts of the cortex contribute equally to complex behaviors like learning

Mass action

the cortex works as a whole, the more the better

Richard F. Thompson

located engram of memory in the cerebellum

Lateral interpositus nucleus

area in the cerebellum that is essential to learning

Damage to lateral interpositus nucleus leads to

permanent loss impaired learned response with precise timing (eye blinking in rabbits)

short-term memory capacity

seven

flashbulb memories

quickly forgotten

what are the three components of working memory

Phonological loop, visuospatial sketchpad, central executive