PS102 Lecture : PS102 NOTES.docx
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Process by which experience produces a relatively enduring change in behaviour of capabilities (knowing how) How do we learn? initially guided by 2 perspectives: behaviourism, ethology. Examined processes by which experience influences behaviour. Discovered laws of learning that apply to virtually all organisms looks at how humans and animals learn. Believe that there are laws of learning that can describe learning for all creatures. Explained learning society in terms of directly observable events. Based on internal response to naturally occurring stimuli. Ex. reaction to the taste of lemon, warm weather or sun causes us to be relaxed. Some things we encounter in the world naturally elicit a response in us. When we pair things that don t have a value, or have a different value with thee naturally occurring pairings, the new item will come take on the new meaning. Stimulus that elicits a reflexive or innate, unconditioned response (ucr) without prior learning.
