MODULE 12 "LEARNING*

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  • may be defined as relatively permanent
    changes in behavior brought about by practice and
    experience (Coon, 2001)
    Learning
  • is the biggest part of the brain and the most
    highly developed part of the human body. Its functions
    involve mental processes like thinking, perceiving,
    producing and understanding language.

    Cerebrum
  • is involved in several functions
    associated with learning including: determining
    intelligence, planning and organization, and processing
    sensory information.

    Cerebral cortex
  • is responsible for the processing and storing short-term memory.

    Hippocampus
  • is responsible for emotions, survival
    instincts and memory

    Amygdala
  • Sensory
    Apparatus:
    Eyes
    Nose
    Ears
    Tongue
    Skin
    Kinesthetic
    senses
  • is a type of learning that takes
    place by associating or connecting a stimulus to a
    response or a response to reinforcement.
    Associative Learning
  • any learning process in which a new response
    becomes associated with a particular stimulus.
    Classical Conditioning by Ivan Pavlov
  • a method of learning that occurs through rewards and
    punishments for behavior.

    Operant Conditioning by B.F. Skinner
  • learning through conscious
    mental activities like thinking, understanding, and
    remembering.
    Cognitive Learning
  • Latent Learning by Edward Tolman
    is the acquisition of data that is then stored in memory for
    later use.
  • Observational Learning by Albert Bandura
    is a method of learning that occurs by observing and
    imitating a model (Feldman, 2010).
  • There are four meditational processes proposed by Bandura:
    Attention:
    Retention
    Reproduction
    Motivation
  • The extent to which we are exposed/notice the
    behavior. For a behavior to be imitated, it has to grab our
    attention.
    Attention
  • We observe many behaviors on a daily basis, and
    many of these are not noteworthy. Attention is therefore
    extremely important in whether a behavior influences others
    imitating it.
  • Retention
    How well the behavior is remembered. The
    behavior may be noticed but is it not always remembered
    which obviously prevents imitation.
  • Retention is important therefore
    that a memory of the behavior is formed to be performed
    later by the observer.
  • This is the ability to perform the behavior
    that the model has just demonstrated. We see much
    behavior on a daily basis that we would like to be able
    to imitate but that this not always possible.
    Reproduction
  • This influences our decisions whether to try and imitate it or
    not.
    Reproduction
  • Motivation
    The will to perform the behavior. The rewards
    and punishment that follow a behavior will be considered by
    the observer.