Learning Introduction

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LEARNING

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This is an introduction to learning in a high school introductory psychology class. It references classical, operant, and social/observational learning.

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LEARNING

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LEARNING can be defined as a vehicle to promote

adaptation through experience.

What experiences do we have in life that promote adaptation?

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Ways of Learning

•Classical Conditioning•Operant Conditioning•Cognitive Factors

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Classical Conditioning

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Classical Conditioning

A simple form of learning in which one stimulus calls for the response that is usually called forth by another stimulus.

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Classical Conditioning

Important Components:• US – Unconditioned Stimulus: A stimulus that

causes an automatic response• UR – Unconditioned Response: The automatic

response to the US• CR – Conditioned Response: A learned

response to a stimulus that was previously neutral• CS – Conditioned Stimulus: The previously

neutral stimulus (NS) that became a learned stimulus

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Classical Conditioning

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ACTIVITY

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Operant Conditioning

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Operant Conditioning

People and animals learn to do certain things, and not others, because of the results of what they do (consequences of actions).

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Operant Conditioning

Reinforcement

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Reinforcement

The process by which a stimulus increases the chances that the preceding behavior will occur again.

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Primary Secondary

Positive

Negative

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Operant Conditioning

Important Related Concepts:•Schedules of Reinforcement

• Interval•Ratio

•Shaping

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Scenarios

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Cognitive Factors

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Cognitive Factors

Observational Learning

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Cognitive Factors

Observational Learning

Describe two instances in which you learned something through observation