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Chapter 5 Learning Notes

The document outlines key concepts in psychology related to learning, defining it as a permanent change in behavior due to experience. It covers non-associative learning types like habituation and sensitization, classical conditioning stages and elements, operant conditioning principles including reinforcement and punishment, and cognitive processes like latent learning and cognitive maps. Important short questions and definitions are highlighted for exam preparation.

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Chapter 5 Learning Notes

The document outlines key concepts in psychology related to learning, defining it as a permanent change in behavior due to experience. It covers non-associative learning types like habituation and sensitization, classical conditioning stages and elements, operant conditioning principles including reinforcement and punishment, and cognitive processes like latent learning and cognitive maps. Important short questions and definitions are highlighted for exam preparation.

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Final Exam Preparation: Chapter 5

Subject: Psychology / Learning (Cleaned & Structured Notes)

1. Learning (Definition & Core Concepts)


• Definition of Learning: Learning is a relatively permanent change in behavior or knowledge
resulting from experience or practice.

• 3 Key Points of Learning:


◦ Learning takes place through experience/practice.

◦ It brings a relatively permanent change in behavior.

◦ It helps in adaptation to the environment.

2. Non-Associative Types of Learning


• Habituation: A decrease in response to a stimulus after repeated presentations (e.g., getting used
to a background sound). Definition & example required

• Sensitization: An increased response to a stimulus after repeated presentations or exposure to an


intense stimulus. Can come differently

3. Classical Conditioning
• Definition: Learning process where two stimuli are associated, leading to a learned response
(Stimulus → Association). Theory, definition, and examples may come

• Stages of Classical Conditioning: Acquisition, Extinction, Spontaneous Recovery, Generalization,


and Discrimination. Stages must be explained

• Classical Conditioning Elements: Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS), Unconditioned Response


(UCR), Conditioned Stimulus (CS), and Conditioned Response (CR). Elements must be explained

Important Short Questions:


• Extinction

• Reconditioning

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4. Operant Conditioning
• Definition: Learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or weakened if
followed by punishment (Consequences of Behavior). Definition and components can come

• Reinforcer: Any stimulus that strengthens or increases the probability of the behavior it follows.
Can come separately

• Escape and Avoidance Conditioning:


◦ Escape Conditioning: Learning a behavior to terminate an unpleasant stimulus.

◦ Avoidance Conditioning: Learning a behavior to prevent an unpleasant stimulus before it starts.

• Delay & Size of Reinforcement: The effectiveness of reinforcement depends heavily on how
immediately it is delivered (delay) and its magnitude/size.

• Schedules of Reinforcement: Rules that control when reinforcement is delivered (Continuous vs.
Intermittent/Partial schedules like Fixed-Ratio, Variable-Ratio, Fixed-Interval, Variable-Interval).
Everything here is very important

5. Cognitive Process in Learning


• Latent Learning and Cognitive Maps:
◦ Latent Learning: Learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to
demonstrate it (Edward Tolman’s experiments with rats in mazes).

◦ Cognitive Map: A mental representation of the layout of one's environment.

Important Short Question:


• Latent Learning & Cognitive Maps

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