How do we learn? How do the things we learn help us to survive and successfully interact with our environment? In this session, we will examine different types of learning, from classical conditioning to more complex models of learning, and how they fit into our everyday lives. Related concepts like learned helplessness and delayed gratification will also be examined.
Keywords: classical conditioning, operant conditioning, Ivan Pavlov, extinction, generalization, Little Albert, learned helplessness, E. L. Thorndike, delayed gratification
Session Activities
Readings
Read the following before watching the lecture video.
One of the following textbook chapters:
- Chapter 6 “Learning”
- Stangor Chapter 7, “Learning”
- OpenStax Chapter 6
Further Study
These optional resources are provided for students that wish to explore this topic more fully.
Summary videos of the chapters: Watch video 8 for this chapter
MIT psych 101 video lecture on Learning
