Course Description

The phenomena and theories of animal and human learning, including Pavlovian conditioning, operant conditioning, discrimination learning and verbal learning, and organization and processing in memory.

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Athena Title

Learning

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Pre or Corequisite

PSYC 3990 or PSYC 3990E

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Semester Course Offered

Not offered on a regular basis.

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Course Objectives

By the end of this course, students should have learned: 1. To identify and express the major theoretical approaches to learning 2. To understand the major empirical findings in the field of learning 3. About current approaches and issues in the study of learning 4. To integrate current and major historical findings and theories 5. To understand the applicability of learning to clinical and everyday settings

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Topical Outline

Topics may include: 1. Introduction and overview 2. History of learning approaches 3. Unconditioned behavior 4. Habituation and sensitization 5. Classical conditioning - phenomena 6. Classical conditioning - theoretical approaches 7. Instrumental conditioning 8. Stimulus control and concept learning 9. Choice 10. Conditioned reinforcement 11. Avoidance and punishment 12. Animal cognition 13. Short-Term memory 14. Long-Term memory 15. Theories of reinforcement

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