Psychology of Learning

A comprehensive set of flashcards based on key terms and concepts from the lecture notes on the psychology of learning.

Behavior

Any observable and measurable activity of an organism.

Learning

A relatively permanent change in behavior that results from experience.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process in which a subject comes to associate stimuli.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process where behavior is controlled by consequences.

Nativism

The philosophical view that certain skills or abilities are innate or hard-wired into the brain.

Empiricism

The theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience.

Laws of Association

Psychological laws proposed by Aristotle explaining how ideas are linked.

Structuralism

A psychological approach that aims to identify the structure of the mind by understanding its basic elements.

Functionalism

A psychological perspective that considers mental life and behavior in terms of active adaption to the person's environment.

Natural Selection

The process through which species adapt to their environment through inherited traits.

Observational Learning

Learning by observing others and imitating their actions.

Radical Behaviorism

The view that behavior is shaped primarily by environmental factors while dismissing internal thoughts as explanations of behavior.

Cognitive Behaviorism

An approach that combines behaviorist and cognitive psychological theories.

Applied Behavior Analysis

The practical application of behaviorist principles to modify behavior.

Genetic Factors

The influence of genes on behavior, which interacts with environmental factors.

Intervening Variables

Hypothesized internal processes that mediate between stimuli and responses.