Thursday, December 12, 2019

Unit 7 Chapter 6 Learning ... yes, learning about learning


Notes OR Flashcards (you pick) - due: Mon Dec. 16
Concept Map Wed. Dec. 18
Unit Test: Friday. Dec. 20     


Key concepts to understand (each of these should be in your notes and/or your flash-cards!):
1. What is Classical Conditioning?
            Who discovered it?
            How does it work?
            What are the CS, US, UCS, UCR etc.?
            Explain extinction and spontaneous recovery.
            What is “second order conditioning?”
            How has it been applied to emotion and phobias?
2. What is Operant Conditioning?
            Who discovered it?
            How does it work?
            What is the “Law of Effect?”
            What are schedules of reinforcement? (partial, fixed, variable, ratio, interval…)
            What is stimulus discrimination?
            What is shaping?
            How do schedules of reinforcement affect extinction and learning?
            Explain positive vs negative reinforcement and punishment.
3. What is Learned Helplessness?
4. What is Latent Learning? 
5. What is Observational Learning?
6. What is Vicarious Conditioning?
7. What is Insight Learning?
Names to know and make Flash-Cards of in addition to highlighted terms from the chapter: Pavlov, Watson, Thorndike, Skinner, Seligman, Bandura




Pavlov won the Nobel Prize for his work on Classical Conditioning... This website has simulations and lots of great info on him. 


Classical Conditioning on the show, "The Office" 

What is the UCS, the UCR, the NS, the CS and the CR? 


Classical Conditioning of of emotions by John Watson ... the birth of Behaviorism...poor Little Albert



Operant Conditioning: 



Operant Conditioning - B.F. Skinner the ultimate Behaviorist



Observational Learning:




Observational Learning / Social Learning - Can you learn just by watching? Albert Bandura


Children See - Children Do... PSA about Observational Learning


Insight Learning: 

Insight Learning... a sudden inspiration - no trial and error, no reinforcement.



And... our friend Hank explains with two great videos. 




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