MODULE 6: Intro, Lessons 1 and 2
July 11
TODAY'S MESSAGE
Make sure you have submitted all Module 5 assignments before moving on.
TODAY'S ASSIGNMENTS:
#1. Complete the Module 6 Pre-Test. Take the pre-assessment quiz to establish how much about our topic you already know. You are required to take this pre-assessment, but don't worry. It does not impact your grade!
#2. Review the glossary and any vocabulary practice. You will be required to know the terms included for the post assessment at the end of the module.
#3. Begin lesson 1 by reviewing the notes to learn about Classical Conditioning. Review the information in the presentation.
#4. Begin lesson 1 by reviewing the notes to learn about Classical Conditioning.
#5. Complete the Classical Conditioning practice quiz.
#6. Complete the Classical Conditioning assignment. In this assignment you will analyze the four scenarios using the information you learned in the lesson.
#7. Begin lesson 2 by reviewing the notes on Operant Conditioning.
#8. Complete the Operant Conditioning practice quiz.
#9. Complete the Operant Conditioning assignment. In this assignment you will describe examples of operant conditioning that you find throughout your school day.
TEACHER TALK 1
Learning can be defined as the process leading to a permanent behavioral change or potential behavioral change. In other words, as we learn, we alter the way we interpret, perceive, and interact with our environment.
Theories about human learning can be grouped into four general "perspectives" (listed below). However, in our study of learning, we will primarily focus on behavioral and social learning.
- Behaviorism - focus on observable behavior → Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning, and Observational Learning (could also fall under social)
- Social - humans learn behavior best in social situations --> Observational learning is an example of both social and behavioral
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Cognitive - learning as purely a mental/ neurological process
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Humanistic - emotions and affect play a role in learning
(adapted from http://www.lifecircles-inc.com/Learningtheories/learningmap.html)
John B. Watson (1878-1958) was the first to study how the process of learning affects our behavior, and he formed the school of thought known as Behaviorism. The central idea behind behaviorism is that only observable behaviors are worthy of research since a person’s mood or thoughts are too subjective.
Behavioral Psychologists study how our behavior results from stimuli both in the environment and within ourselves. The results of these studies have helped us learn a great deal about our behaviors, the effect our environment has on us, how we learn new behaviors, and what motivates us to change or remain the same.
(adapted from http://allpsych.com/psychology101/learning.html)
For visual learners, use the image below to help you organize and conceptualize learning theories. Pay close attention to behavioral and social.TEACHER TALK 2
We have all heard about Pavlov's dog. We know it had something to do with a drooling dog and food. This lesson helps explain what it means. Pavlov started from the idea that there are some things that a dog does not need to learn. For example, dogs don’t learn to salivate whenever they see food. This reflex has always been present in the dog and is referred to as the unconditioned response.
Pavlov showed the existence of this response by presenting a dog with a bowl of food and the measuring its saliva. Yuck! However, when Pavlov discovered that any object the dogs learns to associate with food would trigger the same response, he realized that he had made an important scientific discovery.
The bell was originally a neutral stimulus. It is called neutral because it produces no response. What had happened was that the neutral stimulus had become associated with an unconditioned stimulus (food). Whenever he gave food to his dogs, he also rang a bell. After a number of repeats of this procedure, he tried the bell on its own. As you might expect, the bell on its own now caused an increase in salivation.So the dog had learned an association between the bell and the food and a new behavior had been learnt. Because this response was learned (or conditioned), it is called a conditioned response. The neutral stimulus has become a conditioned stimulus.
Don't get too confused with the labeling here. Classical conditioning is "classical" in that it is the first systematic study of basic laws of learning / conditioning.
For more information about classical conditioning, look below to see how classical conditing works. Then click watch the video that has actual footage of Pavlov's dogs:
http://www.simplypsychology.org/classical-conditioning.html
The video below is a fun take on Pavlov's experiment and goes over the often-times confusing vocabulary you will see in this unit.
Rock in the Classroom. Teachertube.com. http://www.teachertube.com/video/rock-in-the-classroom-pavlov8217s-dog-307039. Non-exclusive license for educational purposes.
TEACHER TALK 3
Operant Conditioning Big Bang Theory. Teachertube. http://www.teachertube.com/video/operant-conditioning-big-bang-theory-403496. Nonexclusive license for educational purposes.
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