Pepperberg Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Pepperberg (parrot learning) Study Guide COMPLETE 2023/2024 1. What is the aim?: To see whether a parrot could utilize vocal labels to demonstrate symbolic understanding of concepts "same" or "different". 2. What was the research method and design?: An animal case study involving one subject who was trained and tested over a couple of years. A laboratory experiment that utilized observations 3. What is the sample?: An African grey parrot named Alex. Had been involved in prior researc...

2023 Pepperberg- Parrot Learning exam Operant Conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER-A theory of how we learn based on the action of trial and error through reward/punishment Animals in Operant Conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER-Thorndike used a cat in a box with a string that would open the door to escape. Skinner gave rats a lever to release food. Showed - both showed that animals have some cognitive learning ability and actions aren't just instinctual. Argument for use of Animals in Psychologi...

Pepperberg (Parrot learning) study guide with complete solution Background Animals such as Chimps are able to understand abstract thinking (symbolic representation) like earlier primates were Aim Can animals be able to understand the concept of different and same through categorisation? Model/ Rival approach 1. Primary trainer asks questions, second trainer answers (Model) 2. The parrot (Rival) fights for attention *These roles are reversed *This is continuous reinforcement Sampl...

Pepperberg -Parrot Learning examination 2023 Psychology being investigated - CORRECT ANSWER-Cognitions: --> the abstract cognitive skill of conceptual categorisation of items as "same" or "different" Learning: --> Using a reinforcement schedule to create associations b/w the object or category and the bale to be learned AIM - CORRECT ANSWER-Pepperberg stated that *"The preset study was undertaken to see if an avian subject could use coal labels to demonstrate a symbolic ...

Pepperberg (Parrot learning) study guide with complete solution

Pepperberg (Parrot learning) study guide with complete solution Background Animals such as Chimps are able to understand abstract thinking (symbolic representation) like earlier primates were Aim Can animals be able to understand the concept of different and same through categorisation? Model/ Rival approach 1. Primary trainer asks questions, second trainer answers (Model) 2. The parrot (Rival) fights for attention *These roles are reversed *This is continuous reinforcement Sampl...

This document contains full learning topic past paper questions and answers from 2018 to 2021 may/june. It is separated in 3 sections :Bandura, Saavedra and Silverman and Pepperberg. Makes studying much easier! ESPECIALLY, for those wanting to do last minute revision for AS Psychology.

Pepperberg (Parrot learning) study guide with complete solution

(Questions and answers)Pepperberg parrot learning 2023 Approach - CORRECT ANSWER-Operant Conditioning- based on reinforcements and punishments Psychology being investigated - CORRECT ANSWER-Learning Psychology-operant conditioning, Cognitive Psychology- same and different, categorization Background/Previous Research - CORRECT ANSWER-Premack- pigeons may understand same but not different, involves the ability to use symbols to represent the relationships of sameness and difference be...

This document has a full COMPLETE notes of all the studies on the AS syllabus in a possible question-answer format. It covers possibly all the question types that can come up on the exam for all the studies, e.g. why was the study carried out, what was the sample size, findings, evaluate strengths and weaknesses... It is organised by approaches: 1) Cognitive approach: studies - Andrade; Laney; Baron-Cohen 2) Learning approach: studies - Bandura; Silverman and Saavedra; Pepperberg 3)Social appro...