SS10.P.8

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 09-12 - Psychology

Students know:

Students are able to:

Explain the complex procedures involved in classical and operant conditioning in simpler, yet still accurate, terms.
Carry out multistep procedures using classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and observational learning to teach someone a new skill, analyzing the results in terms of research presented in the text.
Decipher the meanings of jargon used with conditioning procedures.
Analyze the more recent contributions of cognitive psychology, biopsychology, and social learning on behaviorist views of learning.
Apply appropriate conditioning techniques to a real-world learning experience by modifying a behavior.

Students understand that:

There are specific characteristics of learning.
Behavior can be modified using conditioning or observational learning techniques.
There are ways to identify classical and operant conditioning in real-world examples.
There are conditions under which observational learning and modeling occurs best.
There are limitations of conditioning techniques for teaching new skills.
Cognition has a specific role in learning.