Psychological Learning Theories

PSY 516

Modified: 2025-02-09 9:01 PM CST

Text: Olson, M. H., & Ramirez, J. J. (2020). An introduction to theories of learning. New York: Routledge.


This is the wepage for the Learning Theory course at TAMUT. It will unfold chapter by chapter over the course of the Spring 2025 semester. We will have a quiz on each section. I will drop your lowest quiz score to determine your final grade. You will read your text and read this webpage. Quizzes will be open book and open notes. Quizzes will include T-F and Multiple Choice items and Short Essays.You may use any means at your disposal to find and read additional material including AI Large Language Models such as ChatGPT or related apps.


The chapters below will activate one-by-one on a weekly basis. Watch this page.

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INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1 What is learning

Chapter 2 Approaches to the study of learning

Chapter 3 Early notions about learning

Quiz 1 covers chapters 1 to 3

The following sections will open over the course of the semester.

PREDOMINANTLY FUNCTIONALIST THEORIES
Chapters 4, 5, & 6 (Quiz 2)

TWO REDOMINANTLY ASSOCIATIONISTIC THEORIES and GESTALT PSYCHOLOGY
Chapters 7, 8, & 10 (Quiz 3)

PREDOMINANTLY COGNITIVE THEORIES
Chapters 11, 12, & 13 (Quiz 4)

PREDOMINANTLY NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL THEORIES
Chapter 14

AN EVOLUTIONARY THEORY
Chapter 15 (Quiz 5 covers 14 & 15)


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