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Which learning theory focuses on the learner's emotional and social needs?
Who is the famous theorist associated with classical conditioning?
What is the term for the process of constructing one's own knowledge and meaning in constructivism?
Which learning theory emphasizes information processing, memory, and problem-solving?
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Who is the famous theorist associated with social learning theory?
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What is the term for the process of observing and imitating others in social learning theory?
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What is the term for the process of associating stimuli with responses in behaviorism?
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Which learning theory focuses on the individual's active construction of reality?
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Study Notes
Learning Theories
Behaviorism
- Focuses on observable behavior and the environment
- Learning is a result of associations between stimuli and responses
- Famous theorists: John B. Watson, B.F. Skinner
- Key concepts:
- Classical conditioning (Ivan Pavlov)
- Operant conditioning (B.F. Skinner)
- Reinforcement, punishment, and extinction
- Criticisms: oversimplifies human behavior, neglects cognitive processes
Humanism
- Emphasizes personal growth, self-actualization, and subjective experience
- Focuses on the learner's emotional and social needs
- Famous theorists: Carl Rogers, Abraham Maslow
- Key concepts:
- Unconditional positive regard
- Empathy and genuineness in the learning environment
- Self-directed learning and personal growth
- Criticisms: too vague, lacks empirical evidence
Constructivism
- Learners construct their own knowledge and meaning
- Focuses on the individual's active construction of reality
- Famous theorists: Lev Vygotsky, Jean Piaget
- Key concepts:
- Schema theory
- Assimilation and accommodation
- Zone of proximal development
- Criticisms: too focused on individual construction, neglects social influences
Cognitivism
- Focuses on mental processes and internal cognitive structures
- Emphasizes information processing, memory, and problem-solving
- Famous theorists: Ulric Neisser, Jerome Bruner
- Key concepts:
- Information processing models
- Cognitive architectures (e.g., working memory)
- Problem-solving strategies
- Criticisms: oversimplifies the complexity of human cognition
Social Learning
- Learning is a result of observing and imitating others
- Focuses on the role of observation, imitation, and reinforcement
- Famous theorists: Albert Bandura, Julian Rotter
- Key concepts:
- Observational learning
- Modeling and imitation
- Reciprocal determinism
- Criticisms: neglects internal cognitive processes, overemphasizes external factors
Learning Theories
Behaviorism
- Focus on observable behavior and environment
- Learning result of associations between stimuli and responses
- Famous theorists: John B. Watson, B.F. Skinner
- Classical conditioning: Ivan Pavlov's work on associating stimuli with responses
- Operant conditioning: B.F. Skinner's work on reinforcement, punishment, and extinction
- Criticisms: oversimplifies human behavior, neglects cognitive processes
Humanism
- Emphasis on personal growth, self-actualization, and subjective experience
- Focus on learner's emotional and social needs
- Famous theorists: Carl Rogers, Abraham Maslow
- Unconditional positive regard: genuine, empathetic, and non-judgmental attitude towards learners
- Empathy and genuineness in learning environment promote self-directed learning and personal growth
- Criticisms: too vague, lacks empirical evidence
Constructivism
- Learners construct own knowledge and meaning
- Focus on individual's active construction of reality
- Famous theorists: Lev Vygotsky, Jean Piaget
- Schema theory: organization of knowledge into mental frameworks
- Assimilation and accommodation: processes of adjusting schema to new information
- Zone of proximal development: learning occurs in social interaction with more knowledgeable others
- Criticisms: too focused on individual construction, neglects social influences
Cognitivism
- Focus on mental processes and internal cognitive structures
- Emphasis on information processing, memory, and problem-solving
- Famous theorists: Ulric Neisser, Jerome Bruner
- Information processing models: how information is processed and stored
- Cognitive architectures: working memory and its limitations
- Problem-solving strategies: encoding, retrieval, and application of information
- Criticisms: oversimplifies the complexity of human cognition
Social Learning
- Learning occurs through observation, imitation, and reinforcement
- Focus on role of observation, imitation, and reinforcement
- Famous theorists: Albert Bandura, Julian Rotter
- Observational learning: learning through observing others' behaviors and outcomes
- Modeling and imitation: reproducing observed behaviors
- Reciprocal determinism: interactions between environment, behavior, and person
- Criticisms: neglects internal cognitive processes, overemphasizes external factors
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This quiz covers the basics of two major learning theories in psychology: Behaviorism and Humanism. Learn about the key concepts and criticisms of these approaches.
