Human Learning and animal learning are similar -The child s mind is a tabula rasa. Cognitive Theory -Learning results from internal mental activity. Connectionism and Parallel Distributed Processing - Connectionists assume no innate endowment for language learning. The broad categorizer tends to encompass as many items as possible. The narrow categorizer prefers smaller, more exclusive designations.
Levelers tend to blur similar memories.
Sharpeners tend to keep memories as distinct. Tolerance of Ambiguity -A person with a high tolerance of ambiguity can deal with uncertainty in a comfortable fashion.