LESSON 1 Flashcards
An organized system of accepted knowledge
THEORY
relatively permanent CHANGE
Mental processing
Emotional functioning
BEHAVIOR
as a result of EXPERIENCE
LEARNING
A coherent framework of integrated
constructs and principles that
Describe + Explain + Predict
LEARNING THEORY
Theory composed of:
Concepts
Propositions
Definitions
Assumptions
What are the Learning Theories?
Behaviorist
Cognitive
Social
Psychodynamic
Humanistic
Past experiences, methods on thought
processing, understanding of own learning
abilities dictates the pace of learner
Cognitive Learning Theory
Refusing to acknowledge unacceptable
realities
DENIAL
Emotions rather than cognition or responses
Id
Ego
Superego
Psychodynamic Learning Theory
Uncomfortable/painful incident is avoided
by use of rational explanations
INTELLECTUALIZATION
Covering weakness by emphasizing
desirable trait
COMPENSATION
Piaget’s Cognitive Theory
Sensorimotor
Pre-operational
Concrete Operations
Formal Operations
perception
thought
memory
ways of processing + structuring of information
Cognitive Learning Theory
Learning is related to CONDITIONS &
RESPONSES
*alter
Behaviorist Learning Theory
*reinforcement (positive VS negative
Operant Conditioning
stimuli = response
Classical Conditioning
Significant others + Past experiences =
examples on how to act in situations
Social Learning Theory
Transferring of emotional reactions from
one to another (object/person)
DISPLACEMENT
Imitating behavior of someone feared or
respected
IDENTIFICATION
Acceptance of other’s norms and values
into oneself
INTROJECTION
Justification of behaviors with faulty logic
that did not inspire behavior
RATIONALIZATION
Blame is attached to others
PROJECTION
Resorting to an earlier, more comfortable level of functioning
REGRESSION
Acting exactly the opposite to the actual
feeling
REACTION FORMATION
Unconscious forgetting
REPRESSION
Relieving guilt through reparation
UNDOING
Displacement of sexual/aggressive drives
to socially acceptable activities
SUBLIMATION
Replacement of highly valued object by a
less valuable or available object
SUBSTITUTION
*Motivational
Each human has a need and is geared to
achieving it and going somewhere in life
*Influences
Humanistic Learning Theory
