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conditioning
a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment
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developmental learning
learning that takes place as a normal part of cognitive development
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digestion
learning and coming to understand ideas and information
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education
the gradual process of acquiring knowledge
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incorporation, internalisation, internalization
learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself
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imprinting
a learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established
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language learning
learning to use a language
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committal to memory, memorisation, memorization
learning so as to be able to remember verbatim
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study, work
applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
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carry-over, transfer, transfer of training
application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
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introjection
(psychology) unconscious internalization of aspects of the world (especially aspects of persons) within the self in such a way that the internalized representation takes over the psychological functions of the external objects
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introjection
(psychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values; leads to the formation of the superego
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audio lingual acquisition
system of language acquisition focusing intensively on listening and speaking
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rote, rote learning
memorization by repetition
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accommodation
in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality
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assimilation
in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance
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generalisation, generalization, stimulus generalisation, stimulus generalization
(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
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acculturation, assimilation
the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
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mastering
becoming proficient in the use of something; having mastery of
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self-cultivation, self-education
the process of educating yourself
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school, schooling
the process of being formally educated at a school
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special education
education of physically or mentally handicapped children whose needs cannot be met in an ordinary classroom
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vocational education, vocational training
training for a specific vocation in industry or agriculture or trade
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experimental extinction, extinction
a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
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aversive conditioning
conditioning to avoid an aversive stimulus
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classical conditioning
conditioning that pairs a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that evokes a reflex; the stimulus that evokes the reflex is given whether or not the conditioned response occurs until eventually the neutral stimulus comes to evoke the reflex
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operant conditioning
conditioning in which an operant response is brought under stimulus control by virtue of presenting reinforcement contingent upon the occurrence of the operant response
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counter conditioning
conditioning in which a second incompatible response is conditioned to an already conditioned stimulus
