learning is a specific change or modification in behavior involving the nervous system as an result of experience with an external event or series of events in a individuals life.

1. Non-associative and Associative learning
Presented by –
Mamta Supyal
MSc 3rd Sem
Kumaun University

2. Contents-
 Introduction
 Non-associative learning
 Associative learning
 significance
 References

3. Introduction
 Learning is a specific change or modification in
behaviour involving the nervous system as a result of
experience with an external event or series of events in a
individuals life.

4. Non-associative learning
 It is a variety of learning in which the behavior and the
stimulus are not paired or linked together.
 It is of 2 types-
1. Habituation
2. Sensitization
 Habituation – The response to repeated (harmless)
stimulus decreases over time.
E.g. we don’t response to the noise outside our classroom
when we repeatedly hear it for long time.

5. 2. Sensitization – The response to
repeatedly exposed stimulus increases over
time.

6. Associative learning
 It is defined as learning process in which a new response
becomes associate with a particular stimulus.
 It is of two types-
1) Classical conditioning
2) Trial and error learning

7. Classical conditioning
 It is defined as a conditioned response to a neutral
stimulus after having been paired repeatedly with an
unconditioned stimulus.
 E.g. Pavlov's Dog experiment

8. Trial and error learning
 In trial and error learning an animal tries again and again
to achieve the goal, keeps eliminating errors and one day
learns to perform it without any error.
E.g. Pigeon experiment

9. Significance of Non-associative and
associative learning
 It helps us to understand basic necessities of life, and
gives us a way of acquiring and mastering them.
 It helps to adapt to a new environment.
 It helps responds to dangers and react.

10. References
 Mathur Reena, Animal Behaviour
 www.khanacademy.org

11. Thank you