PSY10 – A4
Homework: Learning Theory Comparison
Objective: To help students better understand learning theories
Procedure: Instruct students to use their textbooks and lecture notes to complete the chart
Learning Theory Comparison
Describe the procedures and results, and give an example for each learning theory. Comparison | Classical Conditioning | Procedure | Method of teaching connections between two stimuli. It is the process of associating, and consequently, providing meaning to a neutral stimulus with another meaningful stimulus, in order to elicit similar response. | Result | The learning is based on experience. | Example | One day you ate street foods, by the end of the day you were food poisoned. Next time you see street foods, you feel uncomfortable with it. | Operant Conditioning | Procedure | The learning is based on consequences. It may change one’s behavior by form, strength and weaknesses. | Result | The learning is based on what he/she will receive. Maybe a positive or negative. | Example | You exert more effort doing the chores cause your mom promised you that she’ll give you 100 pesos. | Observational Learning | Procedure | Learning through the behavior of other people. | Result | Learning occurs when one is imitating a personality, someone he/she admires and likes, or giving their attention to the people he/she saw. | Example | An infant saw his older sister get scolded from taking a cookie without permission. Infant learned that he should not get