2024-25 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Nov 15, 2024  
2024-25 Undergraduate Catalog
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PSY 312 - Learning

Conditions, principles of learning in humans and non-human animals. Learning theories, current research. Prerequisites: PSY 101, three additional credit hours in psychology. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code B = offered at least once per year

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Define and describe the main principles of non-associative learning (sensitization and habituation).
  2. Define and describe the main principles of associative learning (classical and operant conditioning, and observational learning).
  3. Analyze behavior and identify the learning principle(s) that may support these specific behaviors.
  4. Apply basic learning principles to modify behavior.
  5. Describe the contributions of learning theory to modern psychology and its current application for applied settings.



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