Lesson 1: Learning Theories Flashcards
coherent framework of integrated constructs and principles that describe, explain, or predict how people learn.
Learning Theories
Why do we need to study the different learning theories?
to apply in healthcare practice and understand how people learn and behave in many ways.
What are the five different learning theories?
Behaviorist
Cognitive
Social Learning
Psychodynamic
Humanistic
To change the behavior, change the environment
Behaviorist Theory
emphasizes the importance of STIMULUS CONDITIONS and ASSOCIATIONS formed in the learning process.
Classical Conditioning
Exposing one to his/her own fear of a specific stimulus in order to extinguish/unlearn/desensitize them
Systematic Desensitization
Tendency of an initial learning experience to be applied to a similar stimuli
Stimulus Generalization
The tendency of an extinguished response to reappear once there is a similar stimulus to the initial learning experience
Spontaneous Recovery
behavior of the organism and the REINFORCEMENT that occurs AFTER the response
Operant Conditioning
Adding appetitive stimulus
Positive reinforcement
Adding a noxious stimulus
Positive Punishment
Removing appetitive stimulus
Negative Punishment
Removing a noxious stimulus
Example: Turning off an alarm clock by hitting the snooze button.
Noxious Stimulus: Alarm clock
Desired behavior: Get out of bed
Negative Reinforcement Behavior: Hitting the snooze button
Negative Reinforcement (ESCAPE)
Avoiding a noxious stimulus
Example: Studying to avoid getting bad grades
Noxious stimulus: bad grades
Desired behavior: Studying
Negative reinforcement (ACTIVE AVOIDANCE)
To change the behavior, change the cognitions
COGNITIVE THEORY
memory, thought, perception, and processing/structuring information
Cognition
Perception is selective.
Gestalt Perspective
What are the four thinking processes?
Thought
Reasoning
Ways how information is encountered and stored
Memory functioning