How Does the Development of Episodic and Semantic Learning Compare

question 166

Multiple Choice

How does the development of episodic and semantic learning compare to the development of non-associative learning and classical conditioning?

• A) Episodic and semantic learning develop before non-associative learning and classical conditioning.
• B) Episodic and semantic learning develop at about the same time as do non-associative learning and classical conditioning.
• C) Episodic and semantic learning develop later than do non-associative learning and classical conditioning, because they depend on later-maturing brain areas.
• D) Episodic and semantic learning develop later than do non-associative learning and classical conditioning, because they depend experience within a given sociocultural context.

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