Posted: February 12th, 2016

Task: Write a paper describing a single, informal learning experience you have had. You may include a time when you learned to fear something, love something,

Task: Write a paper describing a single, informal learning experience you have had. You may include a time when you learned to fear something, love something, hate something, or to accomplish a task. You may describe, for instance, how you became afraid of heights, why a particular food or smell moves you emotionally, or why you dislike elevators. The experience must be concrete and can be a singular experience or an experience that occurred over a longer period. Describe the experience by applying learning theories to the steps involved in the learning experience. Be sure to include the following in your paper:

a. Identify what you learned from the experience(s).
b. Describe how your learning could have occurred through classical conditioning. Identify the unconditioned stimulus, the unconditioned response, the conditioned stimulus, and the conditioned response.
c. Explain how your learning could have occurred through operant conditioning. Describe the behavior, consequence, and reinforcement. Indicate the schedule of reinforcement, if applicable.
d. Address how your learning could have occurred through cognitive-social learning.
e. Discuss the influences of media and prejudice on learning.
f. Conclude by comparing and contrasting classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and cognitive-social learning.