EXPERIMENT 3: KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: To investigate the relationship between the knowledge of results
and the performance of the subject in a line drawing task.
INTRODUCTION
Learning
"A change in human disposition or capability that persists over a period of time and is not simply
ascribable to processes of growth." -From The Conditions of Learning by Robert Gagne
"Learning is a process of progressive behavior adaptation"(Skinner )
"Learning is the acquisition of habits, knowledge & attitudes"(Crow & Crow )
Characteristics of Learning
●It's an experience acquisition process.
●It re-establishes the relationship between stimulus and response.
●Learning can be described as the process of acquisition, retention, and modification of
experience.
●It brings a relatively permanent change in the behavior of the individual.
●Learning is concerned with Cognitive, conative, and affective aspects, where the
cognitive aspect refers to the acquisition of knowledge, the conative aspect refers to the
acquisition of new habits and skills, and the affective aspect refers to change in emotions.
Different types of learning
Motor Learning: including learning muscular coordination such as walking, running, and driving.
Verbal Learning: learning to communicate via learning languages, symbols, sounds, figures,
signs, etc.
Concept Learning: involves using the process of abstraction and generalization. It is associated
with higher cognitive processes such as intelligence, thinking, and reasoning.
Discrimination Learning: refers to learning to distinguish between different stimuli and their
appropriate responses.
Learning of Principles: type of learning that is based on principles that help in managing the
work most effectively. These principles based on learning explain the relationship between
various concepts.
Attitude Learning: talks about attitudinal disposition, how we should behave in certain settings,
and what attitude we need to adopt about it.
Four Major Types of Associative Learning
