Operant Conditioning

Involves developing a voluntary response to a specific stimulus or a combination of stimuli

The person develops a general diffuse reaction to a stimulus

The acquisition of a series of related conditioned responses or stimulus-response connections

A type of chaining and is easily recognized in the process of learning medical terminology.

The process wherein the person has to be able to discriminate large numbers of stimulus-response or verbal chains

Learning how to classify stimuli into groups represented by a common concept

considered a chain of concepts or a relationship between concepts

A process of formulating and testing hypotheses

a habitual manner in which learners receive and perceive new information, process it, understand it, value it, store it, and recall it.

Perceive information in an objective manner and do not need to connect it to their personal values or experiences

Process the details of a picture, outlining the component parts in a logical progression

Retain an overall or global view of information

Need to see how new information connects to what they already know and value

Experience information they read, see, or hear in terms of mental pictures or images

Represent, in their brains, information they read, see, or hear in terms of words or verbal associations

Learning by observing others

Using theories to solve problems

Creating theories to explain what is seen

Learning from actual experience

s good at decision making and problem solving and likes dealing with technical work rather than interpersonal relationships

Is feeling oriented and people oriented and likes working in groups

Excels in imagination and awareness of meaning

Acts on intuition and is a risk taker

Likes to actively accomplish things, often using trial-and-error methods to solve problems

May be impatient with other people

More concerned with ideas than with people

Prefers playing with ideas to actively applying them

Strengths are in inductive reasoning, creating theoretical models, and integrating ideas

the way you arrange and systematize incoming stimuli; on a continuum from sequence to randomness

the way you grasp incoming stimuli; on a continuum ranging from abstractness to concreteness

Like concrete learning materials, especially those that are visual

Like highly structured, quiet learning environments, and do not like being interrupted

May interpret words literally

Tend to order new information mentally into a three-dimensional pattern

Intuitive, use trial-and-error methods and look for alternatives

Have good verbal skills and are logical and rational

Need consistency in the learning environment and do not like interruptions

Holistic thinkers who seek understanding of incoming information

Like busy, unstructured learning environments and are often focused on personal relationships

Think holistically and benefit greatly from visual stimuli