PSYC-2044: Psychology of Learning
Description: Survey of fundamental concepts, phenomena, and principles of learning, such as reinforcement/punishment, classical conditioning, and cognitive explanations of retention/forgetting. Traditional learning research, with particular emphasis on methodology and ethical considerations. The behaviorist perspective, and neurobiological and cognitive approaches to understanding learning. The ethical and responsible use of animal models in learning research, and practical applications of learning theory.
Pathways: 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 10 Ethical Reasoning
Course Hours: 3 credits
Corequisites: N/A
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 32
Average GPA: 3.63 (rounds to A-)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 59.80%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.14%
| Kurt A Hoffman | 2024 | 81.5% | 13.5% | 4.4% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3.73 | 9 |
| Erin Kerfoot | 2024 | 86.6% | 11.2% | 1.7% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 3.84 | 7 |
| Julia Faunce | 2022 | 63.3% | 30.2% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 3.52 | 9 |
| James M Brown | 2019 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.00 | 1 |
| Tanya E Mitropoulos | 2023 | 54.9% | 27.5% | 11.9% | 5.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 3.32 | 4 |
| Alisa M Huskey | 2020 | 49.9% | 38.7% | 10.5% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.37 | 2 |