Psych 550 week 4 dq 1

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PSYCH 550 Week 1 Individual Assignment Learning Paper
Prepare a 700 to 1,050-word paper in which you examine the
concept of learning. As a part of your examination, be sure to
address the following items:
Describe the concept of learning.
Distinguish between learning and performance.
Compare and contrast the conceptual approaches to the
study of learning.
PSYCH 550 Week 2 Individual Assignment Simple Stimulus
Learning Paper
Prepare a 1,050 to 1,400-word paper in which you analyze
forms of simple stimulus learning. As a part of your analysis,
be sure to address the following items:
Explain the concept of habituation.
Analyze the factors that affect perceptual learning.
Examine the effects of stimulus exposure.
Discuss the application of simple stimulus learning to at least
two real life situations.
PSYCH 550 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Classical
Conditioning Paper
Prepare a 1,400 to 1,750-word paper in which you examine
the concept of classical conditioning. As a part of your
examination be sure to address the following items:

2. Explain the concept of classical conditioning and the factors
that affect it.
Discuss the four basic phenomena of classical conditioning.
Analyze the role of awareness in classical conditioning.
Evaluate the application of classical conditioning to the
learning process.
PSYCH 550 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Classical
Conditioning Paper
Prepare a 1,400 to 1,750-word paper in which you examine
the concept of classical conditioning. As a part of your
examination be sure to address the following items:
Explain the concept of classical conditioning and the factors
that affect it.
Discuss the four basic phenomena of classical conditioning.
Analyze the role of awareness in classical conditioning.
Evaluate the application of classical conditioning to the
learning process.
PSYCH 550 Week 4 Individual Assignment Instrumental
Conditioning Paper
In preparation for this assignment, select a learning situation
(e.g., learning how to ride a bike, learning how to cook
scrambled eggs). Prepare a 1,050 to 1,400-word paper in
which you evaluate the application of instrumental
conditioning to your selected learning situation. As a part of
your evaluation, be sure to address the following items:
Describe your selected learning situation.
Compare and contrast the concepts of positive and negative
reinforcement as they relate to your selected situation.
Explain the role of reward and punishment in your selected
learning situation.
Explain which form which one of the four partial schedules of

3. reinforcement would be most effective in your selected
situation.
PSYCH 550 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Verbal
Learning Paper
Prepare a 1,400 to 1,750-word paper in which you analyze
the concept of verbal learning. As a part of your analysis, be
sure to address the following items:
Describe the concept of verbal learning.
Compare and contrast serial learning, paired associate
learning, and free recall.
Explore the concept of Mnemonics in the recall of verbal
stimuli.
PSYCH 550 Week 6 Individual Assignment The Memory
Process Paper
In preparation for this assignment, locate and complete a
memory test. Prepare a 1,050 to 1,400-word paper in which
you analyze the results of your memory test. As a part of
your analysis, be sure to address the following items:
Explain the concepts of working memory, short-term
memory, and long-term memory.
Describe your selected test and your results.
Explain the role of encoding and retrieval in the memory
process and how they relate to your selected test and your
results.
Evaluate variables associated with encoding information and
ease of retrieval as they relate to your selected test and your
results.
PSYCH 550 Week 6 Learning Team Assignment Learning and
Memory Individual Differences Presentation
Prepare a presentation consisting of 12-15 Microsoft®
PowerPoint® slides with presenter notes in which you

4. examine individual differences in learning and memory. As a
part of your examination, be sure to address the following
items:
Analyze the relationship between genetics and learning.
Analyze the implications of age, gender, and personality to
learning.
Evaluate learning styles in relation to theories of human
learning and memory retrieval.
Discussions:
What is learning? What are the different approaches to the
study of learning? What is the relationship between learning
and psychology?
In learning and cognition, one of the major areas of
discussion is the impact of nature and nurture. What is the
concept of nature-nurture, and why is it important in the
study of learning and cognition?
What are the differences between conditioned and
unconditioned responses?
Provide at least 3 examples of each type of response. What
does it mean when a
behavior is classified as a conditioned response? What are
some examples of
conditioned emotional response that you have observed in
yourself or someone you know?
What behaviors can best be learned by using classical
conditioning methods?
Provide two “real-life” examples of classical conditioning in
your explanation.
What is operant conditioning? How do reinforcement,
punishment, and extinction apply to operant conditioning?
What behaviors can best be learned by using operant

5. conditioning methods? Explain your answer.
Thorndike and Skinner were close in agreement on a number
of issues including the control of behavior by stimuli and the
ineffectiveness of punishment. However, there were
differences in their approach to conditioning. Thorndike
believed in instrumental conditioning, and Skinner believed
in operant conditioning. Please compare and contrast
Thorndike’s and Skinner’s beliefs concerning conditioning.
What is verbal learning? What variables have an impact on
the acquisition and retention of “verbal” information?
What are the similarities and differences among free recall,
cued recall, and recognition memory? Please provide
examples in your explanation.
What are the concepts of working memory, short term
memory, and long term memory? Please include examples
to support your explanations.
How can memory be influenced by internal and external
factors? What strategies can be used to enhance memory?
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