Chapter 3 - Three approaches to learning Flashcards

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Behaviourism

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The tradition that advocates that psychology should be a science of behaviour, without reference to mental states that cannot be observed.
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Classical Conditioning

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Learning arising from a paring of two events outside the control of the animal.
Note: Pavlov’s experiment looking at salivation, CLASSICAL CONDITIONING also known as Pavlovian conditioning. Pairing of two events for example the link between food and a bell or light.
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Operant Conditioning

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A variety of instrumental conditioning that traditionally has been studied in a Skinner box.
Note: Skinner box designed for rats or pigeons, and is known as OPERANT CONDITIONING as the animal ‘emits’ OPERANTS (a behaviour freely emitted by an animal which can be reinforced (e.g. lever-pressing) that have producing effects..
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Category Learning

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The learning that occurs when people come to understand that certain objects or entities belong together in particular categories.
Note: CATEGORY LEARNING provides a clear example of what the cognitive process involves.
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Sociocultural Perspective

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A perspective on learning which stresses that learning involves the use of tools and artefacts and is embedded within the context of interpersonal relationships which in turn are embedded in social and cultural systems.
Note: Culture is of central importance.
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