Week 7 - Verbal learning

     Hello, welcome back to my blog! Being really honest I do not properly recall what was covered during week 7 in class, I remember we had to create an infographic with the important information of chapter 4 and 5, therefore I will do this blog entry based on the readings for that week.

 

Verbal learning:

 

Verbal learning refers to the process of acquiring, storing, and recalling information that is presented verbally, typically through spoken or written language. It involves the use of language to encode, organize, and retrieve information from memory. Verbal learning often encompasses activities such as reading, listening, speaking, and writing.

 

(Resource obtained from: https://www.time4learning.com/learning-styles/verbal-linguistic.html)

                Serial learning:

 

Serial learning is a type of learning or memory retrieval in which items are presented or recalled in a specific sequence or order. This type of learning is often studied in experimental settings using lists of items, such as words or numbers, presented one after another.

 

Key characteristics of serial learning include:

 

Serial Position Effect: This is the tendency for individuals to recall items more effectively if they are presented at the beginning (primacy effect) or end (recency effect) of a list. Items presented at the beginning of a list are more likely to be transferred into long-term memory (primacy effect), while items presented at the end of a list are still stored in short-term memory and thus are more easily recalled (recency effect).

 

Order Sensitivity: Serial learning involves sensitivity to the order or sequence in which items are presented. Participants in serial learning experiments are typically asked to recall items in the same order in which they were presented.

 

Learning Strategies: Individuals may employ various strategies to facilitate serial learning, such as chunking (grouping items into meaningful units), rehearsal (repeating items to maintain them in short-term memory), or the use of mnemonic devices (memory aids).

  

Paired-associate learning:

 

Paired-associate learning is a type of learning task used in psychology and cognitive science to study memory and learning processes. In paired-associate learning, participants are presented with pairs of items, typically words or images, and are required to learn the association between them. During the task, one item in each pair serves as a cue, while the other item is the target or response.

 

Question for classmates:

 

What strategies do you find most effective for learning and recalling paired associations, such as word pairs or picture-word pairs?

 

Thank you for reading, hope you have an amazing day!

References: 

Terry, W. S. (1999). Learning and Memory: principles, processes, and procedures (5th ed.).

Cambridge Dictionary. (2024). https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/memory