THE LEARNING BEHAVIOUR

THE LEARNING BEHAVIOUR

1. Learning

   • process for acquiring memory

2. Learning process in brain

   • Stage 1: Input
     • exposed to stimuli
     • analyze & evaluate information
   • Stage 2: Storage
     • stores information for later use
     • information added to cognitive schema
     • information encoded
     • information may be forgotten over time
   • Stage 3: Output
     • what to do with the information
     • how to react to stimulus

3. Memory

   • behavioural change caused by an experience
   • key to learning
   • automatic process
   • Gates
     • Sensory memory
       • sensory organs triggered by stimulus
       • briefly stores information
       • brain selects to
         • process memory through memory banks
         • forget
       • examples
         • visually compelling image
         • background music
         • smell
     • Short-term memory
       • working memory
       • temporarily stores information
       • only holds 7 items at once
       • has time limit
         • 10 seconds to 1 minute
     • Long-term memory
       • a vast repository for every experience
       • memories carried to structural core
       • compared with existing memories
       • less likely to be forgotten
       • may diminish over time if not refreshed
   • Types
     • Declarative memory
       • available to consciousness
       • facts and events
       • controlled by
         • cerebrum
         • hippocampus
     • Procedural memory
       • not available to consciousness
       • requires the use of a previously learned skill
       • can be improved through practice
       • controlled by
         • cerebellum

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