cognitive learning

(noun)

the process by which one acquires knowledge or skill in cognitive processes, which include reasoning, abstract thinking, and problem solving

Related Terms

  • sociobiology
  • cognitive map

Examples of cognitive learning in the following topics:

  • Cognitive Learning and Sociobiology

    • Cognitive learning relies on cognitive processes such as reasoning and abstract thinking; it is much more efficient than conditioning.
    • In the reverse scenario, conditioning cannot help someone learn about cognition.
    • Classic work on cognitive learning was done by Wolfgang Köhler with chimpanzees.
    • Cognitive learning is not limited to primates, although they are the most efficient in using it.
    • Describe research models that indicate the presence of cognitive learning in animals
  • Brain: Cerebral Cortex and Brain Lobes

    • Neurons in the frontal lobe also control cognitive functions such as maintaining attention, speech, and decision-making.
    • His seizures went away, but he could no longer form new memories (although he could remember some facts from before his surgery and could learn new motor tasks).
  • Simple Learned Behaviors

    • Simple learned behaviors include habituation and imprinting, both of which are important to the maturation process of young animals.
    • In other words, variations on the innate behaviors may be learned.
    • Simple learned behaviors include habituation and imprinting, both of which are important to the maturation process of young animals.
    • Habituation is a simple form of learning in which an animal stops responding to a stimulus after a period of repeated exposure.
    • This is a form of non-associative learning as the stimulus is not associated with any punishment or reward.
  • Introduction to Animal Behavior

    • Behavior is the change in activity of an organism in response to a stimulus and can be grouped as innate or learned.
    • Innate behavior, or instinct, is important because there is no risk of an incorrect behavior being learned.
    • In contrast, learned behaviors are flexible, dynamic, and can be altered relative to changes in the environment.
    • Simple learned behaviors include habituation and imprinting—both are important to the maturation process of young animals.
    • Ethology has many aspects ranging from animal communication, emotions, culture, learning and sexuality.
  • Conditioned Behavior

    • Conditioned behaviors are types of associative learning where a stimulus becomes associated with a consequence.
    • After some time, the dog learned to associate the ringing of the bell with food and to respond by salivating.
    • Some believe that this type of conditioning requires multiple exposures to the paired stimulus and response, but it is now known that this is not necessary in all cases; some conditioning can be learned in a single pairing experiment.
    • This type of learning is an example of operant conditioning.
    • Operant learning is the basis of most animal training: the conditioned behavior is continually modified by positive or negative reinforcement (such as being given a reward or having a negative stimulus removed) or by positive or negative punishment (such as being given a punishment or having a pleasing stimulus removed).
  • Epinephrine and Norepinephrine

    • It is the hormone and neurotransmitter most responsible for vigilant concentration in contrast to its most-chemically-similar hormone, dopamine, which is most responsible for cognitive alertness.
  • Neurodegenerative Disorders

    • Other clinical interventions focus on behavioral therapies such as psychotherapy, sensory therapy, and cognitive exercises.
  • Types of Breathing

    • 1) Eupnea: a mode of breathing that occurs at rest and does not require the cognitive thought of the individual.
  • Homo sapiens

    • Humans are distinguished from other primates by their bipedal locomotion and by their relatively larger brain with its particularly well-developed neocortex, prefrontal cortex, and temporal lobes, which enable high levels of abstract reasoning, language, problem solving, and culture through social learning.
    • The pattern of human postnatal brain growth differs from that of other apes and allows for extended periods of social learning and language acquisition in juvenile humans.
  • Cancer and Translational Control

    • Undoubtedly, more targeted therapies will be developed as scientists learn more about how gene expression changes can cause cancer .
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