Memories Involved in Learning a New Skill or Task That

question 157

Multiple Choice

Memories involved in learning a new skill or task that are consolidated during REM and NREM stage 2 sleep, are:

• A)episodic memories.
• B)hypnagogic memories.
• C)procedural memories.
• D)repressed memories.

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Definitions:

Continuous Reinforcement

A form of learning in which a behavior is reinforced each time it is displayed, leading to a higher likelihood of the behavior occurring again.

Shaking A Rattle

An activity often used in developmental psychology studies to understand sensorimotor skills in infants.

Reinforcer

A stimulus or event that increases the likelihood of the repetition of the behavior that precedes it.

Intermittently Reinforced

A conditioning schedule where only some of the responses made are followed by reinforcement, known to produce behavior that is more resistant to extinction than continuous reinforcement.