1 Learning Theories and Educational Psychology

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Learning theories

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Frameworks explaining knowledge acquisition

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Behaviorism

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Focus on observable behavior

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Classical conditioning

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Pavlov's dogs experiment

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Operant conditioning

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Reinforcement and punishment

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Positive reinforcement

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Adding a desirable stimulus

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Negative reinforcement

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Removing an undesirable stimulus

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Positive punishment

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Adding something to discourage behavior

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Negative punishment

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Taking away something desirable

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Gestalt Theory

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Perception of wholes, not parts

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Laws of organization

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Similarity, proximity, continuity, closure