PSY 390 Wk 1 Discussion – Neuroscience of Learning

Discussion Topic

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

We learned from Chapter 1 in the Gluck, Mercado, and Myers (2020) text about the early theories about learning, such as associationism (creating links in memory between events that are formed) and conditioning (pairing of stimuli and/or responses). However, these are not just conceptual; “William James (1890) proposed that the links created….are actual physical properties of brains” (Gluck et al., 2020, p. 102). Chapter 2 goes on to explain the neuroscience foundations of learning and memory.

After reviewing Chapter 2, select 1 brain structure or a process that occurs in the brain related to learning and/or memory. Explain to the class what the function of that structure or process is and how it is related to learning or memory. What might happen if there was a disruption to this structure or process?

Due Monday

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PSY 390 Wk 2 Discussion – Personal Experience with Classical and Operant Conditioning

Discussion Topic

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Classical and Operant conditioning, while both are under the behaviorist category and involve conditioning, have some significant differences.

Classical conditioning involves learning through the association of stimuli, while operant conditioning involves learning through consequences.

Think of a behavior that you would like to change in yourself or someone you know. Select either classical conditioning or operant conditioning. Explain how the chosen theory could explain how this problematic behavior developed and then how you could use this theory to change it. Why is the theory that you chose a better choice than the other?

Due Monday

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PSY 390 Wk 3 Discussion – Teaching Using Social Learning

Discussion Topic

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

Social learning is a theory based on the idea of learning through observation. However, it is not that simple, as people do not imitate all behavior they observe. Bandura (1986) proposed that some basic processes must be present to succeed (as cited in Gluck, Mercado, & Myers, 2020).

Create a scenario where you can use social learning theory to teach a new skill to either a child or an adult. Explain how you would attempt to teach this new skill, including what factors should be present to increase the likelihood of this approach being effective (see the processes that Bandura suggested are necessary!). Also, explain some challenges you might expect to encounter and why social learning may not always be an effective way to teach.

Due Monday

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PSY 390 Wk 4 Discussion – Stages of Memory

Discussion Topic

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

What are the 3 stages of memory?

• Do all these stages have to take place?
• Do they need to take place in order?
• Can something be retrieved if there was an error in the encoding process? Why or why not?
• Provide an example of either encoding or retrieval failure.

Due Monday

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PSY 390 Wk 5 Discussion – Alzheimer’s Disease

Discussion Topic

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Compare and contrast changes to learning or memory at 2 different developmental stages.

Then, review section 12.3, “Alzheimer’s Disease,” in your textbook and discuss the following:

• What is Alzheimer’s disease?
• What are the effects of the disease on cognition?

Due Monday

Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.