Implicit learning
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Implicit learning is learning
of complex information in an incidental manner, without awareness
of what has been learned. It may require a certain minimal amount of attention and may depend on attentional and working memory
mechanisms. The result of implicit learning is implicit knowledge in the form of abstract (but possibly instantiated) representations rather than verbatim or aggregate representations.
Some examples from daily life like 'learning how to ride a bicycle or learning to swim' can be given to demonstrate the nature of implicit learning and its mechanism. There are clear similarities between implicit learning and implicit memory
. It has been claimed that implicit learning differs from explicit learning in terms of the presence or absence of consciously accessible knowledge. Much evidence supports the distinction between implicit and explicit learning. Researches on amnesia
often show intact implicit learning but impaired explicit learning. In addition, brain areas involved in working memory and attention are often more active during explicit than implicit learning.
Learning
Learning is acquiring new or modifying existing knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, or preferences and may involve synthesizing different types of information. The ability to learn is possessed by humans, animals and some machines. Progress over time tends to follow learning curves.Human learning...
of complex information in an incidental manner, without awareness
Awareness
Awareness is the state or ability to perceive, to feel, or to be conscious of events, objects or sensory patterns. In this level of consciousness, sense data can be confirmed by an observer without necessarily implying understanding. More broadly, it is the state or quality of being aware of...
of what has been learned. It may require a certain minimal amount of attention and may depend on attentional and working memory
Working memory
Working memory has been defined as the system which actively holds information in the mind to do verbal and nonverbal tasks such as reasoning and comprehension, and to make it available for further information processing...
mechanisms. The result of implicit learning is implicit knowledge in the form of abstract (but possibly instantiated) representations rather than verbatim or aggregate representations.
Some examples from daily life like 'learning how to ride a bicycle or learning to swim' can be given to demonstrate the nature of implicit learning and its mechanism. There are clear similarities between implicit learning and implicit memory
Implicit memory
Implicit memory is a type of memory in which previous experiences aid in the performance of a task without conscious awareness of these previous experiences. Evidence for implicit memory arises in priming, a process whereby subjects show improved performance on tasks for which they have been...
. It has been claimed that implicit learning differs from explicit learning in terms of the presence or absence of consciously accessible knowledge. Much evidence supports the distinction between implicit and explicit learning. Researches on amnesia
Amnesia
Amnesia is a condition in which one's memory is lost. The causes of amnesia have traditionally been divided into categories. Memory appears to be stored in several parts of the limbic system of the brain, and any condition that interferes with the function of this system can cause amnesia...
often show intact implicit learning but impaired explicit learning. In addition, brain areas involved in working memory and attention are often more active during explicit than implicit learning.