AP Psychology
Unit 5
Learning
Unit 5 Objectives:
Learning Overview
“No topic is closer to the heart of psychology than learning, a relatively permanent change in an organism’s behavior due to experience.” The Learning unit covers the basic principles of three forms of learning: classical, or respondent conditioning, in which we learn associations between events; operant conditioning, in which we learn to engage in behaviors that are rewarded and to avoid behaviors that are punished; and observational learning, in which we learn by observing and imitating others.
The unit also covers several important issues, including the generality of principles of learning, the role of cognitive process in learning, and the ways in which learning is constrained by the biological predispositions of different species.
- Discuss the nature and importance of learning and describe how behaviorism approached the study of learning.
- Describe the general process of classical conditioning.
- Explain the process of acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, generalization, and discrimination.
- Discuss the biological and cognitive constraints on different types of learning.
- Describe the process of operant conditioning, including the process of shaping.
- Identify the different types of reinforcers and describe the schedules of partial reinforcement.
- Discuss the effects of punishment on behavior.
- Describe the process of observational learning and discuss the effects of antisocial and prosocial modeling.
Learning Overview
“No topic is closer to the heart of psychology than learning, a relatively permanent change in an organism’s behavior due to experience.” The Learning unit covers the basic principles of three forms of learning: classical, or respondent conditioning, in which we learn associations between events; operant conditioning, in which we learn to engage in behaviors that are rewarded and to avoid behaviors that are punished; and observational learning, in which we learn by observing and imitating others.
The unit also covers several important issues, including the generality of principles of learning, the role of cognitive process in learning, and the ways in which learning is constrained by the biological predispositions of different species.
Unit 5 Powerpoint Notes
5.1 - Classical Conditioning | |
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5.2 - Operant Conditioning (Part I) | |
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Unit 5 Classwork
Classical Conditioning Comic Strip | |
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Unit 5 Assignments
Unit 5 Assignment | |
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Unit 5 Study Handout
Unit 5 Handout | |
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UNIT 5 OPENSTAX TEXTBOOK
Chapter 6 - Learning | |
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Unit 5 Study Materials
APPSYCHOLOGY.COM MULTIPLE CHOICE PRACTICE
SCHALLHORN AP REVIEW VIDEOS
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"CRASH COURSE" PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW VIDEOS
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