Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Connectionism, Latent Learning, Contiguity

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Terry Biggs

Document Summary

Overview: formation of associations, learning principles- one vs. two factor theories, classical (or pavlovian) conditioning, operant (or skinnerian) conditioning, observational learning, cognition and learning. What is learning: learning is a relatively permanent change in behavior which is independent of the effects of maturation and temporary factors such as. Single factor theories: assertion is that one type of learning is predominant, one basic process or principle underlies all forms of learning such as: principle of contiguity and principle of reinforcement. Two factor theories: the most notable theorists who have utilized the combination of contiguity and reinforcement in their theories are: e. l. thorndike and b. f. skinner. Theoretical language: connectionist vs. gestalt vs. cognativistic, connectionist. In connectionist terms the hypothetical unit learned is either an. Association or a habit or a stimulus-response bond : the view of association varies across theories. Some see it as gradual while others see it as a single trial all or none event.