LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND CHAPTER SUMMARY REVIEW

LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND CHAPTER SUMMARY REVIEW

1.	Define learning.
2.	Identify the types of stimuli and responses involved in classical conditioning.
3.	Outline the basic principles of classical conditioning..
4.	Describe how taste aversions might be acquired through classical conditioning.
5.	State Thorndike's law of effect.
6.	Define shaping and describe an example.
7.	Outline the basic principles of operant conditioning.
8.	Define reinforcement and describe the major schedules of reinforcement.
9.	Contrast and give examples of the different types of reinforcement (primary and secondary reinforcement, positive and negative reinforcement).
10.	Describe the procedures of aversive conditioning (escape conditioning and avoidance conditioning).
11.	Define punishment and list the variables that contribute to its effectiveness.
12.	Describe the major forms of cognitive learning (latent learning and observational learning).
13.	Outline the biological constraints on learning (instinctive drift, imprinting, and the continuum of preparedness in learning).