Module 17 - Types Of Learning

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LEARNING

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is a systematic, relatively permanent change in behavior that occurs through experience. We can measure learning by:

Overt behavior

Physiological changes

Three important parts to learning are:

Experience in the environment

Change in the organism or subject

Relative Permanence

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BEHAVIORISM

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is a theory of learning that focuses on observable behaviors excluding the importance of mental activities such as thinking, wishing, and hoping.

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ASSOCIATIVE LEARNING

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is learning that occurs when we make a connection, or an association, between two events.

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CONDITIONING

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Type of learning involving STIMULUS-RESPONSE connections in which the response is conditional on the stimulus, or more simply, learning through association between 2 or more events.

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CLASSICAL CONDITIONING

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(learning the association between 2 or more events)

Learning a response to a neutral stimulus when the neutral stimulus is paired

with a stimulus that causes a reflex response, or

Learning in which a stimulus acquires the capacity to evoke a response that

was originally evoked by another stimulus. It is sometimes referred to as

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OPERANT CONDITIONING

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((learning the association between a behavior and a consequence)

Learning that occurs when a response to an environmental cue is reinforced.

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OBSERVATONAL LEARNING

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is learning that occurs when a person observes and imitates another’s behavior. Observational learning is different than associative learning because it involves mental processing such as paying attention, remembering, and reproduction of the behavior.