PSYA01H3 Chapter 7: Psychology Chapter 7.docx
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Learning is an adaptive process in which the tendency to perform a particular behaviour is changed by experience. As environmental conditions change, we learn new behaviours and tend to eliminate older ones. But changes in behaviour don"t always show learning . learing may occur without obvious changes in behaviour. Behaviour is changeable in response to certain circumstances. As conditions change we learn new habits and behaviours and eliminate older ones. No all changes are caused by learning there are physical and emotional impacts that take place as well. (fatigue, fearfulness, etc) Experience alters the structure and chemistry of the brain. Performance is the behavioural change (new behaviour) produced by internal changes that are brought about by learning. The simplest form of learning- involves learning not to respond to insignificant events that occur repeatedly. Habituation helps an organisms behaviour become sensitive to more important stimuli, such as those involving survival and protection.
