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Unit 6 - Module 44: How We Learn
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- 1Unit Six - Module 44 How We LearnHow We Learn
- 2learningThe process of acquiring through experience, new and relatively enduring information or behaviours.
- 3habituationHabituation is a decrease in the strength of response to a repeated stimulus.
- 4sensitizationSensitization is an increase in the strength of a response to a repeated stimulus.
- 5associative learningAssociative learning is defined as a form of learning where a subject links certain events, behaviour, or stimuli together in the process of conditioning. This form of learning takes two main forms:
classical conditioning
operant conditioning - 6classical conditioningIn classical conditioning, we learn to associate two stimuli and thus to anticipate events.
- 7stimulusA stimulus is any event or situation that evokes a response.
- 8respondent behaviourThis is behaviour that occurs as an automatic response to some stimulus.
- 9operant conditioningIn operant conditioning, we learn to associate a response (our behaviour) and its consequence.
- 10cognitive learningCognitive learning can be defined as the learning processes where individuals acquire and process information.
- 11observational learningOne important way in which cognitive learning works is through observation. Observational learning lets us learn from others' experiences.
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- Grade 12 Psychology (Unit Six - Learning) Flashcards on Unit 6 - Module 44: How We Learn, created by Greg MacPherson on 12/02/2022.
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