the forgetting of old information when new information is learned. An example: Frank learned Spanish in high school. Since he took French 101 in college, however, he can’t remember very much of his Spanish.
function of vestibular organ
sense of balance, provides info about movements & body positions
stimulus generalization
responds to a new stimulus as if it were the old one
Foreclosed
directly influenced views by others
Accomodation
Changing scheme based on understanding
Constructionist view
reality constructed by senses
Pimacy effect
Information presented first will likely be remembered
Iconic stage, Bruner Theory
knowledge of world is based on images that stand for perceptual events - usually visual images
