LEARNING
HOW WE LEARN AND CLASSICAL CONDITIONING
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in his lawyer’s office, where he feels most supported
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at home, where he feels most secure
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at the police station, where he can think most clearly
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at the scene of the crime, where he had the experience
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Detailed explanation-1: -Context-dependent memory refers to improved recall of specific episodes or information when contextual cues relating to the environment are the same during encoding and retrieval. An interesting experiment conducted by Godden and Baddeley (1975) indicates the importance of setting for retrieval.
Detailed explanation-2: -When you learn something in one context, you’ll more easily remember it in that same context. For example, some people will chew a particular flavor of gum or drink a certain type of tea while studying.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sensory memory holds sensory information for very brief periods of time, usually 1 second or less. The processing of memories and other information begins in this type of memory. If a person pays attention to sensory input, then the information may move into short-term and then long-term memory.
Detailed explanation-4: -free recall: A type of recall task in which individuals are asked to recall as much information as they can about a particular topic in any order.