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AP Psychology
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Unit VI: Learning
Thurs Feb 5
Topic: Learning: Conditioning and Cognition
Definition and types of learning
Pavlov and his dogs
Vocab. and classical conditioning worksheet
HW: Read and notes on p. 215-222
Fri Feb 6
Topic: Don’t Flinch!
Classical Conditioning Demonstration
HW: Read and notes on p. 223-228 (up to “Operant Conditioning”)
Mon Feb 9
Topic: Scary, furry animals!
Baby Albert and the classical conditioning of FEAR!
Cognitive and Biological constraints and classical conditioning (Garcia)
HW: Read and notes on p. 228-232 (up to “Reinforcement Schedules”)
Tues Feb 10
Topic: The Key to Controlling the World
Thorndike’s Law of Effect
Vocab. of operant conditioning
Shaping Demonstration
HW: Read and notes on p. 232-235 (up to “Extending Skinner’s Understanding”)
Wed Feb 11
Topic: Schedule It In
Reinforcement Schedules
HW: Read and notes on p. 240-241 (start at “Contrasting…” and be sure to
includethe table “Comparison of Classical and Operant Conditioning”)
Study for QUIZ on Classical and Operant Conditioning TOMORROW!
Thurs Feb 12
Topic: Quiz
Classical and Operant Conditioning Quiz
HW: Read and notes on p. 235-237 - DUE MONDAY Feb 23
Read and notes on p. 242-245 – DUE TUESDAY Feb 24
Fri Feb 13
Topic: Awards Assembly/Pep Rally
HW: Read and notes on p. 235-237 - DUE MONDAY Feb 23
Read and notes on p. 242-245 – DUE TUESDAY Feb 24
Mon Feb 23
Topic: Cognitive Learning and Motivation to Learn
Cognitive maps, insight learning, latent learning
Extrinsic and intrinsic motivation
HW:Read and notes on p. 242-245 – DUE TOMORROW
Tues Feb 24
Topic: Mirrors in the Brain
Bobo Dolls and Bandura
Positive and Negative implications of Observational Learning
HW: Learning Recap HW
According to Hilgard and Bower:
Learning refers to the relatively permanent
change in a subject’s behavior in a given situation
brought about by his or her repeated experiences in
that situation
provided
that the behavioral change cannot be explained on the
basis of native response tendencies, maturation, or
temporary states of the subject (ex. fatigue, drugs).
Types of learning we will study in this unit:
1. Classical Conditioning: Learning to associate two stimuli and anticipate events
2. Operant Conditioning: Learning to associate a response and its consequences
3. Cognitive/Latent Learning: Learning that is not readily apparent through behavior
until there is some incentive to demonstrate it
4. Abstract Learning: Understanding concepts
5. Insight Learning: Learning that occurs with little to no systematic interaction with
our environment (involves a sudden realization of how to solve a problem)
6. Observational Learning: Learning through observing others/modeling (also called
social learning)