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Brainstorm…
• What is learning?
How would you define it?
• Are there different types of
learning?
• How do you learn new facts? New skills?
• Is all knowledge due to a
conscious processes, or is
some knowledge acquired by
unconscious processes?
Neurological Function Theories
• Plasticity- The changing of neurons, the
organization of their networks, and their
function via new experiences.
• Compartmentalization- Sections of brain are specialized to
perform specific tasks- includes implicit &
explicit learning.
Explicit vs. implicit learning chart
Medial Temporal Lobe
Diencephalon
Neocortex
Striatum
Amygdala
Cerebellum- Sk.
Musc.
http://psiexp.ss.uci.edu/research/teachingP140C/Lectures2009/2009_memory_partI.ppt
H.M. and Implicit Learning
• H.M. is a famous patient
who had part of his
brain removed and was
no longer able to form
new memories.
• When performing tasks,
such as mirror tracing,
he was able to improve
over time.
• This result shows that
he was capable of some
types of implicit learning
or “motor memory”
Implicit v. Explicit Learning
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=frcogimp&part=ch12&rendertype=figure&id=ch12.f7
Bean Bag Toss Experiment
For each trial, record the following:
Student: _______________
# beanbags in bucket w/out goggles: ___
# beanbags in bucket w/ goggles: ___
# beanbags in bucket after wearing
goggles: ___
Notes:
__________________________________
__________________________________
HW Questions:
1.
Explain which part of each trial demonstrated explicit
and implicit learning – use evidence for your
reasoning.
2.
Which portions of the brain are believed to be
responsible for these two types of learning?
3.
Can explicit learning lead to implicit knowledge?
Provide two justifications for your conclusion.
4.
In your opinion, does this experiment
support the brain plasticity and compartmentalization
theories? Why or why not?