Gagne’s Eight Distinctive Types of Learning

Everyone has their own preferred way of learning new things. Knowing how you learn can

I myself had to learn different tricks to learn math; such as, different techniques or having a teacher show me multiple times until I finally understood how to solve a math problem or I finally saw the shape that was being made. Douglass and I had our struggles growing up on how to learn something his was reading and writing, mine was problem solving and shapes.

According to the textbook, respondent behaviors are behaviors elicited by prior stimuli and are not affected by their consequences. In other words, respondent behaviors are one’s innate responses to certain situations that they do not have to be taught. These behaviors are not a result of consequences, but are more enacted based on one’s natural reflexes. Tears forming in an individual’s eyes when something sad or tragic occurs is an example of a respondent behavior. Laughing while being tickled is also an example of a respondent behavior.

After learning the different learning patterns, I realized that many things can be classified and grouped simply by finding the pattern. In other words, we never really realize there are patterns in our actions and everyday processes until they are titled and classified. The thinking and learning process is an amazing thing and knowing in what order we perform these operations can help us to accomplish goals more realistically, knowing our capabilities and realistic abilities will enable us to both learn more efficiently as well as expand our mind and try to utilize every aspect of the learning process and strengthen our

Patterns are also a key point in self-organizing systems and are found in both the development of artificial intelligence and the traumatized brain through classical conditioning. Classical conditioning is a learning process in which two stimuli become associated with each other, causing a neutral stimulus, which is a stimulus normally not perceived as noteworthy, to be conditioned to cause an involuntary response. In order for the learning system of the AI to form, a pattern must first be set for the program to follow and build off of. Once the pattern has been

“Classical conditioning is a type of learning in which a stimulus acquires the capacity to evoke a response that was originally evoked by another stimulus”.

A step-by-step guide of how each theory of learning can be applied to allow a dog or cat to learn a desired behaviour

Individuals learn in different ways, whether it be verbal, auditory, kinaesthetic, visual or logical (Brady, 2013). A range of methods incorporating each learning style needs to be considered.

As a result, I shall use this learning pattern first. The first example I could think of was when I got a call from Ashford University. I was on the phone for a couple hours with my guidance counselor. I asked many questions; she was very helpful and explained every answer to me until I completely understood. Another good example how I use precision is when I write an important paper or even a poem for my own entertainment ,I research different words to find the exact meanings and synonyms to widen my vocabulary. Living in the digital age, if I have a question the answer is at my fingertips. “The more knowledge , the better” is how I look at life!

There are many different kinds of ways that people and animals learn. People can adjust the way they learn to the different situations in which they are learning and what they have to learn. One form of learning is known as conditioning. Conditioning emphasises the relationship between stimuli and responses. The two types of conditioning found are Classical conditioning and Operant conditioning. Learning may occur in different ways. Psychologists have distinguished between different types of learning, these being Observational Learning and Insight Learning.

Although classical conditioning is something that most people experience in a daily basis, it may also be the first thing someone remembers in a day. According to Olson and Hergenhahn (2009) classical conditioning is defined as a type of learning in which a neutral stimulus comes to elicit a response after being paired with a stimulus that naturally brings about that response. In this paper the subject is to describe the theory of classical conditioning as well as describing a scenario in which one could apply classical conditioning theory to, and bring forth the scenario by showing illustrations of how this could be used

Being able to take in the information that is presented and being able to apply it is a crucial tool that is needed in order to be successful. One of the assignments that we were given in ENGR 1000 was that we were tasked to see what type of learner we were. Everyone has their own unique way of learning and I myself feel that I am more of a visual learner than verbal. There are eight different characteristics on a scale from one to ten which means there can be fifty thousand and four hundred different possibilities. This is why it is important to know and understand what type of learner you are because you are only one of that fifty thousand and four hundred. You could and are very likely spinning your wheels trying to learn things the wrong way if you truly don’t understand how you learn. I can read a book cover to cover and at the end, sometimes I could not tell you what I have just read. After taking that survey I was surprised at how much I was heavily leaning only on visual and not verbal. Just this one alone was putting me at a disadvantage in my education because I was only really taking in half of what I could be. I have started to rely different learning styles so that I can be more we

senses at input until it emerges as a behavioral response at output. The information we

Learning is a multifaceted perception unique to each individual. In looking to address the intricacies of learning, there have been a multitude of learning theories established over the centuries. To this day new theories are developed and traditional theories continue to be developed and expanded upon. (Swinburne Online, 2016)

This essay will compare and contrast three key theories of learning; Behaviourism, Cognitive Learning Theory and Constructivism.