Learning Theories OB
Learning Theories OB
Learning Theories OB
Module -2
Individual Decision Making
It posits that when a naturally occurring stimulus and an environmental stimulus are repeatedly paired,
the environmental stimulus will eventually elicit a similar response to the natural stimulus.
The classical conditioning theory is based on the assumption that learning is developed through
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Operant conditioning
(also known as instrumental conditioning)
A professor tells students that if they have perfect attendance all semester, then they do not
have to take the final comprehensive exam. By removing an unpleasant stimulus (the final
test), students are negatively reinforced to attend class regularly.
For example,
when lab rats press a lever when a green light is on, they receive a food pellet as a
reward. When they press the lever when a red light is on, they receive a mild electric
shock. As a result, they learn to press the lever when the green light is on and avoid
the red light.
Types of Behaviors
• Respondent behaviors are those that occur automatically and reflexively, such as pulling your hand
back from a hot stove or jerking your leg when the doctor taps on your knee. You don't have to learn
these behaviors. They simply occur automatically and involuntarily.
• Operant behaviors, on the other hand, are those under our conscious control. Some may occur
spontaneously and others purposely, but it is the consequences of these actions that then influence
whether or not they occur again in the future. Our actions on the environment and the consequences of
that actions make up an important part of the learning process.
Social learning theory
Psychologist Albert Bandura developed the social learning theory
Social learning theory considers how both environmental and cognitive factors
interact to influence human learning and behavior.
Cognitive learning