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Mrs. Anne Nuckolls |
Sorry this information was not up last evening as promised. We will discuss last evening's events as further education for our AP EXAM. The topic will be hearing. Thank you for your understanding.
We will complete our objectives for this chapter as we always have as the absences do not allow for our new design to be effective. We will try again in Chapter 8.
Chapter 7 Objectives:
1. Define learning, and identify two forms of learning.
2. Define classical conditioning and behaviorism, and describe the basic components of classical conditioning.
3. Summarize the processes and adaptive value of acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, generalization, and discrimination.
4. Discuss the importance of cognitive processes and biological predispositions in classical conditioning.
5. Summarize Pavlov’s contribution to our understanding of learning and to improvements in human health and well-being.
6. Identify the two major characteristics that distinguish classical conditioning from operant conditioning.
7. Describe the process of operant conditioning, including the shaping procedure.
8. Identify the different types of reinforcers, and describe the major schedules of partial reinforcement.
9. Discuss how punishment and negative reinforcement differ, and list some drawbacks of punishment as a behavior-control technique.
10. Explain the importance of cognitive processes and biological predispositions in operant conditioning.
11. Describe the controversy over Skinner’s views of human behavior, and identify some ways to apply operant conditioning principles at school, at work, and at home.
12. Identify the major similarities and differences between classical and operant conditioning.
13. Describe the process of observational learning and Bandura’s findings on what determines whether we will imitate a model.
14. Discuss the impact of prosocial modeling and the relationship between watching violent TV and antisocial behavior.
Wednesday, November 18
HW Please read 291-303
Thursday, November 19
HW Please read 304-316
Friday, November 20
HW Plead read 317-323
Monday, November 23
HW- notecards and vocab quiz for Tuesday.
By Monday, you should have read the entire chapter. All vocabulary notecards/lists should be completed for a grade by Tuesday. All Vocab must be turned without exception. We will have a vocab quiz on Tuesday including all terms. There are a total of 40 bold terms in the chapter therefore we will not divide the vocab quiz into two parts.
Tuesday, November 24
Vocabulary quiz in class. Any extra time will be given as an opportunity to complete your Chapter Objectives questions. NO HOMEWORK OVER THANKSGIVING BREAK!
Monday, November 30
Classroom discussion
Tuesday, December 1
Review for test
Wednesday, December 2
Chapter 7 test
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