AP PSYCHOLOGY

LEARNING

HOW WE LEARN AND CLASSICAL CONDITIONING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Acquiring knowledge and skills through experience is called ____
A
conditioning
B
learning
C
observational learning
D
an instinct
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Experiential learning (ExL) is the process of learning through experience, and is more narrowly defined as “learning through reflection on doing".

Detailed explanation-2: -Learning is the process of acquiring new understanding, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, attitudes, and preferences. The ability to learn is possessed by humans, animals, and some machines; there is also evidence for some kind of learning in certain plants.

Detailed explanation-3: -Empiricism. Empiricism involves acquiring knowledge through observation and experience.

Detailed explanation-4: -Learning is “a process that leads to change, which occurs as a result of experience and increases the potential for improved performance and future learning” (Ambrose et al, 2010, p. 3). The change in the learner may happen at the level of knowledge, attitude or behavior.

Detailed explanation-5: -Learning is the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through personal experience. It results in a relatively permanent change in behavior which psychology can explain in different ways by a variety of different approaches.

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