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The process of Classical Conditioning is a form of learning that involves pairing an existing stimulus with a new stimulus to elicit a specific response.
Social Learning Theory
Operational Conditioning
Learning theories are ideas or concepts that describe how people learn, understand and gain knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors. This type of explanation gives you the opportunity to learn from classroom experiences how you can impact or improve children’s education. Theory is the way we think about discovering things we did not know before. There are six major theories, which include Cognitivism and Social Learning Theory. Other theories include Multiple Intelligences Theory and Brain-Based Learning. This task explains and discusses the three main learning theories. These are Classical Conditioning (also known as Operant Conditioning), Social Learning Theory and Social Constructivism.
Classical ConditioningClassical Conditioning is one of behaviorism learning theory and is a form of learning, and it’s a learning prosses that discovered by Ivan Pavlov, a Russian Physiologist. Classical conditioning involves a stimulus presented to elicit a response. Classical conditioning involves a reflexive, automatic learning process in which an initial stimulus can be conditioned to produce a response. This theory describes how a conditioned stimulus is associated with a unrelated stimulus to produce a conditioned behavior.
Pavlov’s experiments on dogs were critical in revealing one of the key concepts of psychology. These famous experiments led the discovery of classic conditioning. The impact of this experiment on how we learn and the development of behavioral psychology. Pavlov argued that salivation is a learned reaction based on his observations. The dogs responded when they saw the white labcoats of the researchers, which they had begun to associate as a sign of food. Salivating in anticipation is a conditional reflex. It is different from the salivary reflex to food.
Pavlov focused his attention on how exactly these conditioned reactions are acquired or learned. Pavlov began a series experiment to induce a condition response to an initially neutral stimulus. As the unconditioned stimulation, he chose food. This is because it elicits a response that occurs naturally and without conscious effort. The metronome sound was selected as the neutral stimulus. The metronome ticking was the first stimulus for the dogs, followed by the immediate presentation of food.
Pavlov observed, after a series of conditioning trials, that dogs began salivating when they heard the metronome. Pavlov wrote about the results. After several repetitions, the metronome’s sounds began to trigger salivary secretion. The metronome, which was a neutral stimulus at first, became a “conditioned stimulus” that induced a conditioned reaction (salivation). This theory can be used or applied in everyday life. As a potential teacher, I could use classical conditioning in class to help students overcome anxiety. The student will learn to associate a situation that causes anxiety with something pleasant, such as performing together in a group. This will help the child to relax and remain calm in stressful situations.
Classical Conditioning is also evident in this example: I was riding with my boyfriend a few days ago (he was the driver) and he suddenly said, “Ugh! There’s a cop car right beside us.” I asked why he was complaining, although I knew what he meant. He told me that seeing the police car made him nervous or even frustrated. Two years ago, when we were in a distance relationship (he was living in Seattle while I was attending SCC), he used to have to travel 5 hours each way to Spokane to see me. In that same year, he received a few traffic tickets and is now nervous at the sight of police cars. It’s also a very strong conditioning because it can be conditioned after just a few or even a single trial, similar to a conditioned taste-aversion. Since moving to Spokane he’s never received a speeding ticket (no more driving 4-5 hour straight! The police are still a source of anxiety for him, even though he’s not gotten any tickets since he moved from Spokane.
Social learning TheoryThe Bandura’s social learning theory assumes individuals learn through observation and imitation. This theory includes memory and attention. The social theory of learning combines behavioral and cognitive theories. Pandora psychologist combined two theories, resulting in four learning requirements. Social learning theory is the approach.
Bobo Doll. This experience was conducted by Bandura. He took a small group of children, made them watch an animated video of women beating the Bobo Doll. Then, he took one child and put him in a corner. Bandura gave the child some games to play, which included this doll. They wanted to know if the boy would act like the woman.
Zayed started to play video games that featured guns and combatants. He bought guns to play at home. He would also beat his other brother in the video game style. If he didn’t have any guns in front him, he would take things such as books, remote controls and phones to imagine a weapon and then shoot it out of his mouth. – He likes it when my family members pray.
Operant conditioningIt’s the behavior governed by the subsequent stimulation of the Skinner school, based on the relationship and reaction to the stimulant on the individual.
His knowledge of mouse behavior. A hungry mouse placed in an unseeable box was observed to try and be more than? As it gains experience, its speed increases.
He was surprised by the behavior of the dove. One tablet had food on it, the other, nothing. The pigeon was looking for food. It found it under the disk with red ink, but nothing if you click on the disk with green ink.
The following is what we draw:
It was only after the reinforcement that the pigeon went directly to red disc.
The pigeon ignored the green disc because it was not a sense of enhancement.
A real-life scenario: When you present at university, it is expected that you receive both applause as well as encouragement from your peers. However, you may also be subjected to criticism, ridicule and even mockery.
As we conclude, each theory has been evaluated. For example, social learning is both a good and a bad theory. Classical theory also has its positives and negatives, because it can’t be used on animals or human beings. Operant conditioning, however, is very useful, as it helps children improve their behavior.
