Learning
Relatively permanent change in behavior or mental associations due to experience
Three Types of Learning
Non-Associative, Associative, Watching Others
Non-Associative
Learning about a stimulus, such as a sight or a sound, in the external world
Two types of non-associative learning
Habituation, Sensitization
Habituation
When our behavioral response to a stimulus decreases
Sensitization
When our behavioral response to a stimulus increases
Associative
Learning the relationship between two pieces of information
Two types of associative learning
Classical conditioning, Operant conditioning
Classical conditioning
When we learn that a stimulus predicts another stimulus
Operant conditioning
When we learn that a behavior leads to a certain outcome
Watching Others
Learning by watching how others behave
Three types of watching others learning
Observational learning, modeling, vicarious conditioning
Observational Learning
When we learn or change a behavior after watching a person engage in that behavior
Modeling
Imitating a behavior seen in others
Vicarious conditioning
Learning to engage in a behavior or not, after seeing others being rewarded or punished for performing that action
Long Term Potentiation
Long-lasting strengthening of synapses between nerve cells
Changes in brain during learning
Long Term Potentiation
