Chapter 6.1: What is Learning?

observational learning

adds social and cognitive layers to all the basic associative processes, both conscious and unconscious

reflexes

are a motor or neural reaction to a specific stimulus in the environment

instincts

are innate behaviors that are triggered by a broader range of events, such as aging and the change of seasons

learning

is a relatively permanent change in behavior or knowledge that results from experience

Associative learning

occurs when an organism makes connections between stimuli or events that occur together in the environment

operant conditioning

tends to involve conscious processes

classical conditioning

tends to involve unconscious processes