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psychology and learning Essay
There are many different kinds of ways that people and animals learn. People can adjust the way they learn to the different situations in which they
are learning and what they have to learn. One form of learning is known as conditioning. Conditioning emphasises the relationship between stimuli
and responses. The two types of conditioning found are Classical conditioning and Operant conditioning. Learning may occur in different ways.
Psychologists have distinguished between different types of learning, these being Observational Learning and Insight Learning.
     Classical conditioning refers to a simple form of learning, which occurs through the repeated association of
two or more different stimuli. Learning is...show more content...
And example of operant conditioning is the training of rats to press a lever in order to obtain a food reward. The pressing of the lever
(conditioned response) is associated with the food reward (unconditioned stimulus). After a training period, the rat will show the conditioned
response of pressing the lever even without the presence of the unconditioned stimulus of the food.
     Observational learning occurs when a person or an animal uses observation of another's actions and their
consequences to guide their own future actions. The person being observed is referred to as a model. For this reason observational learning is also
referred to as modeling. Observational learning involves four stages, attention, retention, reproduction and motivation–reinforcement. Attention is
when the learner observers the actions of the model (The higher the status of the model the more attention the learner will pay and the closer their
imitations will be to the models actions). Retention is when the learner retains in their memory what they have just observed. Reproduction is
when the learner will reproduce or imitate the actions of the model that they have just observed. Reproduction is when the learner reproduces or
imitates what they have just observed. Motivation–reinforcement can come in various ways. External reinforcement, through praise for doing
something well, self–reinforcement, through the
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Psychology And Learning Essay

  • 1. psychology and learning Essay There are many different kinds of ways that people and animals learn. People can adjust the way they learn to the different situations in which they are learning and what they have to learn. One form of learning is known as conditioning. Conditioning emphasises the relationship between stimuli and responses. The two types of conditioning found are Classical conditioning and Operant conditioning. Learning may occur in different ways. Psychologists have distinguished between different types of learning, these being Observational Learning and Insight Learning.      Classical conditioning refers to a simple form of learning, which occurs through the repeated association of two or more different stimuli. Learning is...show more content... And example of operant conditioning is the training of rats to press a lever in order to obtain a food reward. The pressing of the lever (conditioned response) is associated with the food reward (unconditioned stimulus). After a training period, the rat will show the conditioned response of pressing the lever even without the presence of the unconditioned stimulus of the food.      Observational learning occurs when a person or an animal uses observation of another's actions and their consequences to guide their own future actions. The person being observed is referred to as a model. For this reason observational learning is also referred to as modeling. Observational learning involves four stages, attention, retention, reproduction and motivation–reinforcement. Attention is when the learner observers the actions of the model (The higher the status of the model the more attention the learner will pay and the closer their imitations will be to the models actions). Retention is when the learner retains in their memory what they have just observed. Reproduction is when the learner will reproduce or imitate the actions of the model that they have just observed. Reproduction is when the learner reproduces or imitates what they have just observed. Motivation–reinforcement can come in various ways. External reinforcement, through praise for doing something well, self–reinforcement, through the Get more content on HelpWriting.net