Exam 2 Part 4
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11 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 preparedness | A species-specific predisposition to be conditioned in certain ways and not others |
| latent learning | learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it |
| observational learning | learning by observing others |
| behavioral modification | systematic approach to changing behavior though the application of the principles of conditioning |
| partial | when a reinforcer is given after a behavior is displayed only some of the time |
| encoding memory | the tendency for memory of informtion to be improved if related information (such as surroundings or physiological state) available when the memory is first formed is also available when the memory is being retrieved. |
| prospective memory | remembering to do things in the future |
| storage of memory | maintaining encoded information in memory over time |
| retrospective memory | the ability to remember events from the past of previously learned information |
| retrieval of memory | recovering information from memory stores |
| attention | focusing awareness on a narrowed range of stimuli or events |
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