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The Psychology of Learning

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The Psychology of Learning

This textbook is for a 3 unit psychology of learning for credit class at IVC. It is part of a Psychology ADT.

Author
Hartrisha Kaur Uchida
Publisher
Irvine Valley College
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY-NC-SA
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
Contents· 97 sections
  1. 01: Towards a Theory of Learning
  2. 1.01: Historical Background
  3. 1.02: What is Learning
  4. 1.03: Societies and Journals
  5. 1.04: Chapter Recap
  6. 02: Research Methods in Learning and Behavior
  7. 2.01: The Scientific Method
  8. 2.02: Research Designs Used in the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
  9. 2.03: Dependent Measures
  10. 2.04: Animal and Human Research
  11. 2.05: Chapter Recap
  12. 03: Elicited Behaviors and More
  13. 3.01: Elicited Behaviors Defined
  14. 3.02: Reflexes
  15. 3.03: Modal Action Patterns
  16. 3.04: Non-associative Learning
  17. 3.05: Chapter Recap
  18. 04: Respondent Conditioning
  19. 4.01: The Nuts and Bolts of Respondent Conditioning
  20. 4.02: Properties Governing Respondent Conditioning
  21. 4.03: Theories of Conditioning
  22. 4.04: Chapter Recap
  23. 05: Applications of Respondent Conditioning
  24. 5.01: Fear Conditioning
  25. 5.02: Eyeblink Conditioning
  26. 5.03: Taste Aversion
  27. 5.04: Food Preferences
  28. 5.05: PTSD
  29. 5.06: Advertising
  30. 5.07: Chapter Recap
  31. 06: Operant Conditioning
  32. 6.01: Historical Background
  33. 6.02: Basics of Operant Conditioning
  34. 6.03: Factors on Operant Learning
  35. 6.04: Schedules of Reinforcement
  36. 6.05: Theories of Reinforcement
  37. 6.06: Stimulus Control
  38. 6.07: Aversive Control Avoidance and Punishment
  39. 6.08: Extinction
  40. 6.09: Chapter Recap
  41. 07: Applications of Operant Conditioning
  42. 7.01: Overview of the Process of Change
  43. 7.02: A Willingness to Change
  44. 7.03: Defining the Behavior and Goal Setting
  45. 7.04: The ABCs of Behavior and Functional Assessment
  46. 7.05: Strategies to Bring about Motivated Change
  47. 7.06: Implementing the Plan
  48. 7.07: Evaluating the Plans Success
  49. 7.08: Maintenance Phase and Relapse Prevention
  50. 7.09: Chapter Recap
  51. 08: Observational Learning
  52. 8.01: What is Observational Learning
  53. 8.02: Banduras Classic Experiment
  54. 8.03: Do We Imitate Everything We See
  55. 8.04: Observational Learning and Behavior Modification
  56. 8.05: Chapter Recap
  57. 09: Complementary Not Competing
  58. 9.01: Introduction
  59. 9.02: What Is Learning
  60. 9.03: Classical Conditioning
  61. 9.04: Operant Conditioning
  62. 9.05: Observational Learning (Modeling)
  63. 9.06: Critical Thinking Questions
  64. 9.07: Key Terms
  65. 9.08: Personal Application Questions
  66. 9.09: Review Questions
  67. 9.10: Summary
  68. 10: Complementary Cognitive Processes - Sensation (and Perception)
  69. 10.01: Understanding Communication in the Nervous System
  70. 10.02: Sensation
  71. 10.03: The Neural Impulse
  72. 10.04: Perception- Adding Meaning to Raw Sensory Data
  73. 10.05: Sending Commands Out
  74. 10.06: Chapter Recap
  75. 11: Complementary Cognitive Processes - Memory
  76. 11.01: Attention- Deciding What to Dedicate Cognitive Resources To
  77. 11.02: Memory- Demonstrating That We Have Learned
  78. 11.03: Memory Errors and Forgetting
  79. 11.04: Chapter Recap
  80. 12: Complementary Cognitive Processes Language
  81. 12.01: Language and Its Structure
  82. 12.02: Learning a Language
  83. 12.03: Learning Another Language
  84. 12.04: Chapter Recap
  85. 13: Complementary Cognitive Processes Learning Concepts
  86. 13.01: Piagets Theory of Cognitive Development
  87. 13.02: The Elements of Cognition
  88. 13.03: Problem-Solving- When We Seek Solutions
  89. 13.04: Reasoning- Making Good Decisions And Learning from Them
  90. 13.05: Intelligence Putting Our Learning to Good Use
  91. 13.06: Learning Disabilities
  92. 13.07: Chapter Recap
  93. 14: Learning How to Learn - Evidence-Backed Study Strategies
  94. 14.01: Prelude
  95. 14.02: What Does It Mean to Study
  96. 14.03: Concentration and Distraction
  97. 14.04: Ways to Enhance Memory