Theories of Learning

Theories of Learning

1. Nature

   • Definition of Learning (Sahakian, Kimble, Bower, Hilgard)
   • Main Factors
     • Change
     • Observability
     • Experience

2. History

   • Empiricism & Associationism
     • Behaviourists: Pavlov, Guthrie, Skinner, Hull
     • Functionalists, S-R theories
       • Tolman - Cognitive Behaviourism
   • Rationalism
     • Gestalt, Cognitive
     • Information Processing
       • Reason, prime source of knowledge
       • Theoretical Notions
       • Mental Organization
       • Language Acquisition
     • Tolman

3. Variables

   • Stimulus
   • Response

4. Laws

   • J.S. Mill
     • Method of Agreement
     • Method of Difference
     • Joint Method of Agreement and Difference
     • Method of Residues
     • Method of Concomitant Variations
   • Gestalt Laws
   • Guthrie's laws of Contiguity
   • Aristotle's 4 Laws of Association
   • Skinner's laws of operant conditioning
   • Thorndike's Laws

5. Problems

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6. Characteristics of Learning

7. Issues of Conflict

8. Stages of Scientific Knowledge

9. Applications

10. Determinants