Learning Theory
1. Learning Theory The psychological construct of learning refers to the development of a relatively lasting change in behaviour as the result of a single or repeated experience. Non associative learning: These are simple forms of learning demonstrated in lower animals where only single events are used in learning paradigm - no pairing or ‘operation’ on the environment is required. - Habituation is a non-associative learning in which repeated stimulation leads to a reduction in response over time as the organism ‘learns’ the stimulus. - Sensitization is an increase in response to a stimulus as a function of repeated presentations of that stimulus. Similar to habituation, repetition of exposure is required to elicit the learning effect, but the response rates go up, not down (i.e. opposite to the effect seen in habituation). - Pseudoconditioning (cross-sensitization): The emergence of