KK3 AREA OF STUDY 2 - EXPECTED LEVEL
KEY KNOWLEDGE:
STEP 1 - KEY VOCABULARY
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- Neural plasticity and changes to connections between neurons (including long-term potentiation and long-term depression) as the fundamental mechanisms of memory formation that leads to learning
- The role of neurotransmitters and neurohormones in the neural basis of memory and learning (including the role of glutamate in synaptic plasticity and the role of adrenaline in the consolidation of emotionally arousing experiences)
- Classical conditioning as a three-phase process (before conditioning, during conditioning and after conditioning) that results in the involuntary association between a neutral stimulus and unconditioned stimulus to produce a conditioned response, including stimulus generalisation, stimulus discrimination, extinction and spontaneous recovery
- The ‘Little Albert’ experiment as illustrating how classical conditioning can be used to condition an emotional response, including ethical implications of the experiment
- Operant conditioning as a three-phase model (antecedent, behaviour, consequence) involving reinforcers (positive and negative) and punishment (including response cost) that can be used to change voluntary behaviours, including stimulus generalisation, stimulus discrimination and spontaneous recovery (excluding schedules of reinforcement)
- Observational learning as a method of social learning, particularly in children, involving attention, retention, reproduction, motivation and reinforcement
STEP 1 - KEY VOCABULARY
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STEP TWO
Complete the following activities from your workbook ( I know it looks like a lot, but many are very short)
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