Types of Learning

Types of Learning

1. Imprinting

   • Learning that occurs at a young age
   • Ex: hatching chicks follow their mother

2. Classical conditioning

   • learning that occurs by association of a stimulus with a response
   • Ex: when you ring a bell a dog drools for food

3. Trail and Error

   • learning that occurs after several attempts to solve a problem and finally figuring out the correct solution
   • Ex: Finding your way out of a maze

4. Habituation

   • learning not to respond to repeated stimuli
   • Ex: dog learns to stop barking at a mailman