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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:
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 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 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.
