Chapter 6. Learning
Chapter 6. Personal Application Questions
- What is your personal definition of learning? How do your ideas about learning compare with the definition of learning presented in this text?
- What kinds of things have you learned through the process of classical conditioning? Operant conditioning? Observational learning? How did you learn them?
- Can you think of an example in your life of how classical conditioning has produced a positive emotional response, such as happiness or excitement? How about a negative emotional response, such as fear, anxiety, or anger?
- Think of a behavior that you have that you would like to change. How could you use behavior modification, specifically positive reinforcement, to change your behavior? What is your positive reinforcer?
- What is something you have learned how to do after watching someone else?
