Principles of Learning and Memory

Fall 2007

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Course Organization, tests, etc.

Texts

Aug-Sep

October

Nov-Dec

 


 
 

 

 

Topic

Reading

Aug 29

 

Organization and Basic Concepts

A:1-6

Aug 31

 

Historical Approaches

A:6-19

Sep 3

 

Modern Approaches

A:20-36

Sep 5

Quiz

Physiology of Association

A:39-48

Sep 7

 

The Elements of Classical Conditioning

A:49-58

Sep 10

 

Applied Analysis of Classical Conditioning B:11-34

Sep 12

Quiz

Theoretical Analysis of Conditioning Process

A:58-65

Sep 14

 

Get Acquainted with Projects  

Sep 17

 

Rescorla-Wagner Model

A:65-75

Sep 19

 Quiz

Basic Concepts of Instrumental Conditioning

A:78-87 

Sep 21

 

Basic Principles of Operant Conditioning B:43-70

Sep 24

 

Association as Thinking/Associative Constraints

A:88-106

Sep 26

 

Associative Representations

A:106-116

Sep 28

 Quiz

Rational Choice (on Exam 2) A:118-124

Oct 1

 

Aversive Control of Behavior (on Exam2)

A:125-130 B:67-77

Oct 3

 

Exam 1 Adaptation Instructions

Oct 5

 

Understanding Reinforcement Process

 A:130-136

Oct 8

 

Discriminative Stimuli B:89-115

Oct 10

 

Operant Analysis of Reinforcement

B:149-163

Oct 12

Quiz 

Natural Reinforcers B:163-180

Oct 15

 

Secondary Reinforcement

B:183-198

Oct 17

 

Schedule Control B:286-306

Oct 19

Quiz

Analysis of Choice

A:139-150 B:312-317

Oct 24

 

Sensory and Short-term Memory

A:152-166 

Oct 26

 

Rehearsal Systems and Working Memory

A:166-183 

Oct 29

Quiz

   

Oct 31

  

                           Exam 2

 

Nov 2

 

Behavior Modification  

Nov 5

 

Behavior Modification

 

Nov 7

 

Behavior Modification

 

Nov 9

 

Practice Effects A:185-197

Nov 12

 

Elaborateness of Processing

A:197-209

Nov 14

Quiz 

Representation

A:210-223

Nov 16

 

No Class  

Nov 19

 

Storage Effects

A:226-239

Nov 26

 

Interference Effects

A:239-246

Nov 28

 Quiz  

Fan Effect

A:246-255

Nov 30

 

Naturalistic Phenomena

A:256-262

Dec 3

Quiz  

Issues in Recall

A:265-275

Dec 5