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Psychology Of Learning –
psych550
(3 credits)
This course examines major theories of learning with relevance to instrumental and classical (Pavlovian) conditioning, cognitive learning processes, motivation, affect, and memory. The students will explore relevant research on traditional and contemporary issues in learning, with an emphasis on human learning from both behavioral and cognitive perspectives.
This graduate-level course is 6
weeks.
To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.
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Individual Differences in Learning and Memory
- Evaluate learning styles in relation to theories of human learning and memory retrieval.
- Analyze the implications of age, gender, and personality to learning.
- Analyze the relationship between genetics and learning.
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Human Memory
- Evaluate variables associated with encoding information and ease of retrieval.
- Explain the role of encoding and retrieval in the memory process.
- Explain the concepts of working memory, short term memory, and long term memory.
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Verbal Learning
- Explore the role of Mnemonics in the recall of verbal stimuli.
- Compare and contrast serial learning, paired associate learning, and free recall.
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Instrumental Conditioning and Learning
- Explain the role of reward and punishment in the learning process.
- Evaluate the application of instrumental conditioning to the learning process.
- Compare and contrast the concepts of positive and negative reinforcement as they relate to learning.
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Classical Conditioning and Learning
- Evaluate the application of classical conditioning to the learning process.
- Analyze the role of awareness in conditioning.
- Explain the concept of classical conditioning.
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Understanding the Concept of Learning
- Analyze forms of simple stimulus learning.
- Compare and contrast the conceptual approaches to the study of learning.
- Distinguish between learning and performance.
- Describe the concept of learning.
- The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
- While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
- Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.
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