CogPsych: Learning and Intelligence

Refers to the relatively

permanent change in behavior

that occurs as a result of

practice, experience or training

• Learning

• Connectionism

• Classical Conditioning

• Respondent Conditioning

Learning is a _______ in behavior, for better or for worse.

• change

• worse

• practice

• relatively

It is a change that occurs

____________; changes in

behavior due to maturation,

sickness, accidents, fatigue,

drug intake are not learning

• through practice or

  experience

• relatively

  permanent

• considerable amount

• change in behavior,

The change in behavior

must be___________, that is, it

must last for a

considerable amount of

time.

• relatively

  permanent

• occurs

  through practice

• change in behavior

• Connectionism

This theory is Proposed by Edward Lee

Thorndike.

• Claims that learning is explained

by selection and connections or

bonds formed between stimuli

and responses.

• Connectionism

• Classical Conditioning

• Operant Conditioning

• 4.Observational or Social Learning

Learning occurs when the learner is physiologically and psychologically prepared.

• It states that when an individual is ready (matured) to act:

• Doing it is satisfying;

• Not doing it is annoying or when the individual is not

ready (not matured) to act, trying to do is annoying or

frustrating.

• Law of Readiness

• Law of Exercise

• Law of Effect

• Law of Disuse

• Mastery learning can take place through repetitions and rehearsals.

• Review is important to easily learn new concepts, principles and rules.

• Law of Readiness

• Law of Exercise

• Law of Effect

• Law of Disuse

When the connection between the stimulus (person,

object, situation) and the response is frequently used.

The stronger will be the connection and learning is

effective.

• Law of Readiness

• Law of Exercise

• Law of Use

• Law of Disuse

When the connection between the stimulus and the

response is not used over a period of time, the

connection is weakened – learning becomes

ineffective.

• Law of Readiness

• Law of Exercise

• Law of Use

• Law of Disuse

This law states that when the connection between the

stimulus (person, object, situation) is pleasant, response

to the stimulus is repeated because it is satisfying and

pleasant;

• But when the connection between the stimulus and

response is unpleasant, response to be stimulus is

avoided, not repeated because it is annoying.

• Law of Effect

• Law of Exercise

• Law of Use

• Law of Disuse