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Psychology 3351: Learning

Psychology 3351: Learning. D. Rush McQueen, Ph.D. drmcqueen@troy.edu 334.399.1028. Syllabus and Course Overview. Text: Olson, M.H. & Hergenhahn , B.R. (2009). An Introduction to Theories of Learning (Eighth Edition ). Pearson, Prentice-Hall: Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.

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Psychology 3351: Learning

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  1. Psychology 3351: Learning D. Rush McQueen, Ph.D. drmcqueen@troy.edu 334.399.1028

  2. Syllabus and Course Overview • Text: Olson, M.H. & Hergenhahn, B.R. (2009). An Introduction to Theories of Learning (Eighth Edition). Pearson, Prentice-Hall: Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. • Quizzes (25% of total grade): Each class session when there is not an examination • 10 multiple choice items based on reading for the day • Score of “0” for unexcused absence or being late (quiz given during first 10 minutes of class); no make-ups • Score will be the sum of the top 10 quiz scores (or fewer if unexcused absences result in fewer than 10 scores) • Examinations (3; 25% of total grade each) • 50 multiple choice questions • Any text content is “fair game” but emphasis will be upon lecture and discussion material

  3. Grades and Policies • Quiz average and each of examinations are each 25% of final grade • 10 point grade scale (e.g. A = 91 – 100%) • Refer to the student handbook, the Oracle, for policy, especially regarding absences • No extra credit

  4. Schedule

  5. A Word on Studying • The PowerPoint slides will be available to you • http://www.rushmcqueen.com • No “study guides” will be distributed • Recommendations for success in retaining knowledge: • Working and long-term memory (read well before class and review prior to class, then for examinations) • Definitions and terms • Making personally relevant • Attempt to make meaning out of the material rather than memorizing it • Use and frame the knowledge in different modalities (words, pictures, music, etc)

  6. Information ProcessingA Model of Memory External Events Sensory Input Sensory Memory Attention Unconscious Processing Working (Short-term) Memory Retrieving Encoding Long-term Memory

  7. So What is Learning? • How do you know when learning has occurred? • What do you look for? • What sorts of learning are there?

  8. A Definition of Learning • Learning results in a change in observable behavior. • The change in relatively permanent, but neither transitory nor fixed. • The change may or may not be immediately observed. • The change is a product of experience. • The change is a product of reinforcement.

  9. Behavior • B.F. Skinner (Chapter 5) argues that behavior is all that is necessary to study. Behavior is what is of interest. • Most others agree that behavior change is a reflection that learning has taken place. Observing behavior is necessary to understand the underlying learning that has taken place. • Can you think of behavior that cannot be observed?

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