PsyEl mod 1

Learning – a long-term change in mental representations or associations as a result of experience (Omrod, 2016).

Learning – any relatively permanent change in behavior brought about by experience or practice (Ciccarelli & White, 2012).

Disposition – inclination to do or not to do something.

Motivation – looks at the causes of behavior, conscious or unconscious forces that underlie our actions.

Capability – changes in skills or knowledge required to do something.

Performance – act of carrying out an action, or behaving.

Principles of learning – identify certain factors that influence learning and describe the specific effects these factors have.

Theories of learning – provide explanations about the underlying mechanisms involved in learning.

Theory – a collection of related statements whose main function is to summarize and explain observations.

Assumptions – unproven beliefs about human behavior, based partly on observations of regularity or predictability in actions.

Hypotheses – tentative explanations; if-then statements or educated predictions.

Gather observations/data – used to test hypotheses.

Generalizations – statements that summarize relationships and become part of the theory.

Principles – might be expressed as laws or simply beliefs.

Laws – statements whose accuracy is beyond a reasonable doubt; conclusions based on undeniable observations and unquestionable logic.

Beliefs – more private and more personal than principles or laws.

Learning styles – the preferred and customary approaches that different people use when trying to learn.