- associative learning
- associative learning n a learning process in which discrete ideas and percepts which are experienced together become linked to one another compare PAIRED-ASSOCIATE LEARNING
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associative learning — noun : the learning process whereby discrete ideas and percepts become linked with one another * * * associative learning noun Learning based on association of ideas (qv below) • • • Main Entry: ↑associate … Useful english dictionary
associative learning — in animal behaviour, any learning process in which a new response becomes associated with a particular stimulus. In its broadest sense, the term has been used to describe virtually all learning except simple habituation (q.v.). In a more… … Universalium
associative learning — noun Date: 1957 a learning process in which discrete ideas and percepts become linked to one another … New Collegiate Dictionary
Learning — Learn and Learned redirect here. For other uses, see Learn (disambiguation) and Learned (disambiguation). Neuropsychology Topics … Wikipedia
learning — /lerr ning/, n. 1. knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application. 2. the act or process of acquiring knowledge or skill. 3. Psychol. the modification of behavior through practice, training, or experience. [bef. 900; … Universalium
learning theory — ▪ psychology Introduction any of the proposals put forth to explain changes in behaviour produced by practice, as opposed to other factors, e.g., physiological development. A common goal in defining any psychological (psychology)… … Universalium
associative — as·so·cia·tive ə sō s(h)ē .āt iv, shət iv adj 1) of or relating to association esp. of ideas or images <an associative symbol> 2 a) dependent on or characterized by association <an associative reaction> b) acquired by a process of… … Medical dictionary
associative — adjective Date: 1804 1. of or relating to association especially of ideas or images 2. dependent on or acquired by association or learning 3. of, having, or being the property of combining to the same mathematical result regardless of the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
animal learning — ▪ zoology Introduction the alternation of behaviour as a result of individual experience. When an organism can perceive and change its behaviour, it is said to learn. That animals can learn seems to go without saying. The cat that… … Universalium
Observational learning — For other uses, see Social learning (disambiguation). Observational learning (also known as vicarious learning, social learning, or modeling) is a type of learning that occurs as a function of observing, retaining and replicating novel behavior… … Wikipedia
