Overview
Associative learning is a fundamental concept in psychology that explains how individuals learn through the association of stimuli and responses. It encompasses two main types: classical conditioning, where a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful one, and operant conditioning, which ...
Key Terms
Example: The sound of a bell in Pavlov's experiment.
Example: Food that causes salivation in dogs.
Example: Salivating at the sound of a bell.
Example: Giving a treat to a dog for sitting.
Example: Scolding a child for misbehavior.
Example: A dog salivating to a different bell sound.
Related Topics
Cognitive Learning
Focuses on understanding how people think and learn through mental processes.
intermediateBehaviorism
A theory that emphasizes observable behaviors and the ways they're learned.
intermediateSocial Learning Theory
Explores how people learn from observing others and the social context.
intermediateKey Concepts
Classical ConditioningOperant ConditioningReinforcementStimulus Generalization