Psychology of Learning – Online Introductory Course – FutureLearn

Explore how new behaviours are learnt by examining different types of psychological conditioning Understand the different ways we learn How do we learn different behaviours What effect does biology have on our ability to learn new things This course explores the psychology of learning covering famous historical experiments and current learning theories Youll investigate the difference between instinctive and learned behaviours and the various approaches to how we learn Explore classical conditioning and other learning models Youll build on your existing knowledge of the famous Pavlovs Dog experiment as a form of classical conditioning and further explore operant conditioning and observational learning Adding these additional structures allows you to consider the impact of positive and negative consequences on learning behaviours and the extent to which we learn from watching and imitating others Investigate the overlap of biological psychology and learning behaviours Expanding on your knowledge of biological psychology and developmental psychology developed on earlier courses in this ExpertTrack youll have the chance to combine that knowledge with learning theories to find out how biological factors can influence some forms of learning Youll also interpret the influence of behaviourism on the study of learning What is learning Classical conditioning Operant conditioning Observational learning Discuss the term learning Interpret the influence of behaviourism on the study of learning Explain the basic principles of classical and operant conditioning Identify the role of classical andor operant conditioning in a real-world situation Explain how biological factors can influence some forms of learning