PSYCH 550 Psychology of Learning

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.