PSYC 30513 Fundamentals of Learning
Prerequisite: PSYC 30503. This course is concerned with the discipline of learning psychology and its application to the study of behavior in human and non-human animals. We will not, however, be directly concerned with methods and issues in Educational or Applied branches of Psychology. IN this course, learning is the informal process by which we learn to adapt our behaviour through experience. Students will become familiar with concepts and theory related to how this type of learning is achieved. This course will include empirical research on topics such as reflexes, orienting mechanisms, associative conditioning (Pavlovian and instrumental), memory processes, stimulus control, and choice behavior.