Title
PSY3410-01.Theories of Learning.Su15.Olson,Matthew
Document Type
Syllabi
School
CLA
Department
PSY
Course Subject
PSY
Course Number
3410
Course Section
01
Course Title
Theories of Learning
Academic Term and Year
Summer 2015
Credits
4.00
Area of Study
PSY
Course Description
Goals: To define learning and to show how the learning process is studied; to place learning theory in historical perspective, showing how answers to ancient questions about ideas gradually evolved into what we now refer to as modern learning theory. Content: The learning theories of Thorndike, Skinner, Hull, Pavlov, Guthrie, Estes, the Gestalt theorists, Piaget, Tolman, Bandura, and Hebb; the nature of learning, approaches to the study of learning, and early notions about learning; the application of learning principles to the solution of practical problems. Taught: Annually Prerequisites: PSY 1330 or equivalent. PSY 1340 and PSY 3350 are recommended. Credits: 4 credits
Recommended Citation
Olson, Matthew, "PSY3410-01.Theories of Learning.Su15.Olson,Matthew" (2015). Historic Syllabi -- full text access limited to internal Hamline administrative staff only. 5489.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/syllabi/5489