The Learning Theory

Courtney DiSimone

During a brief, but beneficial semester in my psychology class, I have gained a new understanding about the learning processes, which have shaped me throughout my childhood with a continual effects in my life today. The effect of learning at a young age proves to determine the behaviors of a person as he/she grows older. The Learning Theory points out the three main methods a person uses to acquire the skills that allow for the adaptation to changing conditions. Learning serves as the key process in human behavior. Learning also appears to play an important role in virtually every activity human beings perform.

Several prominent theories in psychology identifying with various learning techniques:

• Clasical Conditioning

• Operant Conditioning

• Social Learning

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1. An Introduction to Classical Conditioning
2. An Over view of Behavioral Perspective
3. Social Learning Theory
4. Psychology 101- Classical and Operant Conditioning
5. Learning Theory- What is Learning?
6. American Psychological Association
7. Ivan Pavlov's Theory
8. B.F. Skinner- Personalities Theories