EDP 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Tabula Rasa, Classical Conditioning, Human Behavior
18 Oct 2016
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Learning a second language during adulthood: they are past their sensitive period. 4 key features of piaget"s theory: going in order, each stage building on top of previous stages, etc Bioecological model: jimmy attends a school in the state of maryland. His friends would be in the microsystem. Learning itself is a permanent change in behavior resulting from experiences. It is something that you have to work at doing. Behaviorism: learning as changes in overt behavior. Human behavior can be studied similar to natural science. B. f. skinner: we don"t necessarily have free will, but our behavior makes us think we have free will. Premack principle: states that a more-preferred activity can serve as a reinforcer for a less preferred activity. You will get something you want if you do something you dislike. Classical conditioning: focuses on the learning of involuntary emotional or physiological responses such as fear, increased muscle tensions, salivation, or sweating.
