PSY3410-01.Theories of Learning.Su15.Olson,Matthew

Faculty Name

Matthew Olson

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