Which Two Learning Processes Seem to Be Opposites

question 87

Multiple Choice

Which two learning processes seem to be opposites?

• A)acquisition and generalization
• B)stimulus discrimination and extinction
• C)stimulus discrimination and stimulus generalization
• D)acquisition and stimulus discrimination

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Definitions:

Memory Trace

A theoretical construct denoting the physical and/or biochemical change in the brain in response to learning or forming new memories.

Implicit Memory

A type of memory that enables people to perform tasks without conscious awareness of the previous experiences influencing those tasks.

Serial Position Effect

A cognitive phenomenon where items at the beginning and end of a list are more easily recalled than items in the middle.

LTP

Long-Term Potentiation refers to the durable increase in signal transmission strength between two neurons, achieved through their simultaneous stimulation.