PSY 3410 - Theories of Learning

Goals: To define learning and to show how the learning process is studied; to place learning theory in historical perspective, showing how answers to ancient questions about ideas gradually evolved into what we now refer to as modern learning theory.

Content: The learning theories of Thorndike, Skinner, Hull, Pavlov, Guthrie, Estes, the Gestalt theorists, Piaget, Tolman, Bandura, and Hebb; the nature of learning, approaches to the study of learning, and early notions about learning; the application of learning principles to the solution of practical problems.

Taught: Annually

Prerequisites: PSY 1330 or equivalent (grade of C- or better); PSY 1340 and PSY 3350 are recommended

Credits: 4