Monday March 31, 2025
Circle: If you could make one thing illegal, just because it annoys you, what would it be?
Homework: SQ3R 300-316 for Monday. If you haven't done this you need to have it done for Thursday when we will be quizzing and working on the AEQ
Psychological Definition of Learning: A relatively permanent change in an organism's behavior due to experience.
Definition of Classical Conditioning: We learn to associate two stimuli and thus to anticipate events.
Definition of Operant Conditioning: Organisms associate their own actions with consequences. Actions followed by reinforcers increase; those followed by punishment often decrease.
Definition of Observational Learning: is the process of learning by watching and imitating the behaviors of others, retaining the information, and then later replicating those behaviors.
Questions:
What are some basic forms of learning?
What is classical conditioning, and how did Pavlov’s work influence behaviorism?
In classical conditioning, what are the processes of acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, generalization, and discrimination?
Why is Pavlov’s work important?
What is operant conditioning, and how does it differ from classical conditioning?
What are the basic types of reinforcers?
How do different reinforcement schedules affect behavior?
How does punishment affect behavior?
Do cognitive processes and biological constraints affect operant conditioning?
What is observational learning, and how is it enabled by mirror neurons?Discovering Psychology: Learning
Practice Quiz
Quiz on Thursday
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