Knowledge
Learning can be defined as a change in long-term memory, and therefore it can be useful to categories the different types of memories or knowledge that we store (when we learn). Declarative (explicit) - that which we can consciously recall and verbalise: Episodic memories - of person event, experiences and the context in which they occurred Semantic memories - facts and knowledge of the world Non-Declarative (implicit) - that which influences behaviour without conscious control Procedural - motor skills and cognitive routines Priming - expose to one stimulus influences response to another Conditioning & Associative Learning - acquired automatic association Perceptual learning - becoming better at interpreting sensory input due to experience Habituation & Sensitisation - Non-associative learning where responses decrease (habituation) or increase (sensitisation) with repeated exposure. Alternative classification Conceptual: understanding principles, relationships Pr...