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SLOW LEARNING [5 records]

Record 1 2025-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

Sparse rewards are given only when the agent achieves a specific goal. This approach is useful in tasks where the final outcome is all that matters. However, it can make learning slow because feedback is infrequent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
CONT

[...] dans un contexte de récompenses éparses, l'exploration aléatoire rend difficile l'observation de récompenses positives.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Evolution (Biology)
  • Genetics
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

At a long time scale, organisms can adapt to slow environmental changes, by storing information in the genetic material(DNA [deoxyribonucleic acid] and RNA [ribonucleic acid] molecules) that is carried over from generation to generation. This is referred to as phylogenetic learning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Évolution (Biologie)
  • Génétique
  • Psychologie cognitive
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Education Theory and Methods
DEF

The acquisition of knowledge about the underlying structure of a complex stimulus environment by a process which takes place naturally, simply and without conscious operations.

CONT

Implicit learning is slow and accumulates through repetition over many trials... Implicit learning is expressed primarily by improved performance on certain tasks without the subject being able to describe just what has been learned, and it involves memory systems that do not draw on the contents of the general knowledge of the individual.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
CONT

L'apprentissage implicite est lent et résulte de la répétition de nombreux essais [...] Il améliore la réalisation de tâches répétées, sans que le sujet soit généralement capable de décrire précisément ce qu'il a appris, et met en œuvre des systèmes de mémoire qui n'utilisent pas les connaissances de l'individu.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicología cognitiva
  • Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
CONT

El autor analiza los diferentes tipos de aprendizaje inconsciente, en cuyo caso las personas no sólo ignoran qué han aprendido, sino que muchas veces ni siquiera saben que han aprendido.

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Record 4 2002-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
  • Labour and Employment
  • Federal Administration
CONT

Persons with developmental disabilities may experience slow intellectual development in areas such as learning, reasoning, and memory. Developmental disabilities are caused by conditions that hinder or interfere with the developing brain before, during or shortly after birth, or in early childhood.

OBS

Employment equity.

OBS

plural form: persons with a developmental disability. In general or social contexts, the plural form "people" may be substituted for "persons", which tends to be used in formal, government or legal documents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
  • Travail et emploi
  • Administration fédérale
CONT

La meilleure façon de s'y prendre pour recruter des personnes compétentes ayant des troubles du développement est de s'adresser à des organismes qui représentent ces personnes et leur fournissent des services.

OBS

Équité en emploi.

Spanish

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Record 5 1999-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Education
  • Educational Psychology
DEF

The process of completing the school grades at a rate of less than one per year.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éducation spéciale
  • Psychologie scolaire
DEF

Apprentissages scolaires qui manquent à un élève pour atteindre le niveau scolaire correspondant à son âge.

OBS

Forme la plus légère et souvent transitoire de l'insuffisance mentale; souvent confondu dans le terme «débilité légère».

Spanish

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