Case of Clive Wearing

I found this video very interesting. I have heard of people that have problems like this --like 10 second Tom in the movie 50 First Dates-- and I can't imagine having to live like that. To not be able to remember anything from your life more than 20 seconds in the past would be awkward, and very confusing.

I also felt bad for Clive's wife, Deborah. She saw him multiple times a day, but he thought he was seeing her for the first time each time she walked in. He would also argue with her about his journal- that he never saw it before, and he would sometimes acknowledge that it was his handwriting, yet sometimes he wouldn't. I can't imagine being in either of their shoes, but I think if I were Deborah it would feel good to know that, although he doesn't remember anything, he stills knows that he loves you.

Chapter 7 - Learning

In this chapter I found it interesting how many types of teaching behaviors there can be. I never realized how many different ways there were to learn things, and the assignment we had to do called learning really helped me understand them. I did, however, have a hard time understanding the reinforcement schedule part of it.

I am sure I have learned many things through conditioning throughout my life. One I suppose could be looking out the window every time a car goes by my house to see if someone is coming to my house. I'm not sure why, but I have done this since I was little. Maybe because I liked getting company.