PSYC1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Retinal Ganglion Cell, The Sequence, Contiguity
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Learning is a process by which experience produces a relatively enduring change in an organism"s behaviour or capabilities. Classical conditioning: occurs when 2 stimuli are associated with one another. Operant conditioning: organisms learn to associate their responses with specific consequences. Observational learning: observers imitate the behaviour of a model. Cannot (cid:858)see(cid:859) learning per se (cid:271)ut (cid:272)an see the results of learning: an improvement in performance, acquired general attitudes, an appreciation of modern art, an understanding of eastern philosophy. Learning in and of itself is difficult to observe: however learning is a factor in performance. Performance can be observed and measured: not a perfect correspondence, but the best we have. Consistent over different circumstances: when you learn to ride a bike, you can ride any bike, not necessarily permanent changes. But: the skill is much more easily learned the second time, and so change may be permanent. Experience is taking in information and making responses that affect the environment.
