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Learning Theories
Outline… 1/9/18
1. What is learning?
2. Classical Conditioning
3. Operant Conditioning
4. Cognitive Learning We will…evaluate the aspects of classical
conditioning, operant conditioning & Cognition and recognize how they relate to
learning in many different forms.
I will…be able to describe how classical conditioning, operant conditioning, &
cognition work
Vocabulary:• Conditioning
• Classical conditioning
• Unconditioned stimulus
• Unconditioned response
• Conditioned response
• Conditioned stimulus
• Taste aversion
• Extinction
• Spontaneous recovery
• Generalization
• Discrimination
• Flooding
• Systematic desensitization counterconditioning
What is Learning? • Learning is the process of adapting
behaviors based on past experience• Anything we are born knowing how to do
is NOT learned – it is instinctive
• Babies do not have to learn how to breathe
• But they do need to learn how to crawl, walk, talk, etc.
So, how do we learn then? – Two ways…• Trial and error on our own
• Observations of our environment
Learning continued…
• Based on what you know now, what are some examples of learned behavior?• Why are they “learned” behaviors?
• Topics covered in this unit• Three main explanations for the development of learning habits and
preferences to learn1. Classical Conditioning
2. Operant Conditioning
3. Cognitive Learning
AKA…associative learning – happens without thinking about it
Classical Conditioning!
Think about your favorite food. How does your body react to that?
• What is a stimulus?
• What is a response?
Unconditioned stimulus (US)
Unconditioned response (UR)
Acquisition
Conditioned stimulus (CS)
Conditioned response (CR)
Classical Conditioning Little Albert Experiment
College Dorm
• Taste Aversions
• Extinction
• Spontaneous Recovery
• Generalization and Discrimination
• Flooding and Systematic Desensitization
• Counterconditioning
Exposure Therapy
HW: Pavlov Biography WorksheetDue: 1/12/18
Quiz on Classical conditioning Friday 1/12/18
