Week 4 - Theories of Learning - CC, T&E and OC

Session 8 - Classical Conditioning Applications, Ethics and Trial & Error Learning

Open up the session with writing up the relevant annotated portfolio activities - shouldn't take long at all...

Move back to the 'Classical Conditioning PowerPoint with the class - this covers the key concepts such as:

• Watson's Baby Albert Experiment - Ethics
• Graduated Exposure
• Flooding
• Aversion Therapy
• Trail and Error Learning
• Annotated Portfolio Activities 3 & 4

All students are to read 465 - 478 of the textbook and complete the following Learning Activities in their workbook; 10.7, 10.8 & 10.9 (only Q's 1-4)

Session 9 - Operant Conditioning

This session will involve an introduction to the learning theory of 'Operant Conditioning'.

All students are to complete the following:

• Read page 479 to 482 of the textbook;
• Place the heading 'Operant Conditioning' in workbook;
• Develop their own definition of 'operant conditioning';
• Copy the 'definition' row from Table 10.2 (page 479) into their workbook - however, develop two of their own examples and outline / state the stimulus (S), the operant response (R) and the consequence (C) and the effect on future behaviour;
• Complete Learning Activity 10.12 in their workbook.

All students must be up to date with the outlined Learning Activities before Friday's session - this is important.

Session 9 - Operant Conditioning (con't)

This session will begin with one of the 'Trial and Error' Learning Annotated Portfolio Activities - Sudoko or The Maze Game. Students will have time to write up their observations and link to the relevant theory.

Move back to the relevant 'Operant Conditioning' PowerPoint that covers the following concepts:

• Definition of Operant Conditioning
• The Three - Phase Model of OC
• The Skinner Box
• Reinforcement
• Punishment
• Schedules of Reinforcement
• Factors Effecting Reinforcement

All students are to read pages 483 - 493 of the textbook and complete the following Learning Activities:

• 10.13 (Q's 1-6)
• 10.17
• 10.19