PSYC 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Little Albert Experiment, Learning, Classical Conditioning

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Learning is a process that results in a relatively consistent change in behaviour or behavioural potential. It results from experience, including what we sense, perceive, and consciously attend to. (animals learn to better adapt to their environments - learn when it"s safe to sleep, where to go to get food, etc). > learning shapes many aspects of daily life: clothing choices, social rules, cultural values, etc. > does not include how brain growth is associated with physical maturation, though this does provide better potential for different types of learning. > learning theory arose in early 20th century. Due to dissatisfaction with the widespread use of introspection and the belief of verbal report techniques such as dream analysis (john b. watson thought freud"s methods were useless). Watson believed that observable behaviour was only valid indicator of psychological activity (behaviourism) Tabula rasa : latin for blank slate", children are born knowing nothing and acquires all of its knowledge through sensory experiences.

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