Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper describing an informal learning experience
you have had. You may describe, for example, how you became afraid of
heights, why a particular food or smell moves you emotionally, or why you
dislike elevators. The experience must be concrete and can be singular or an
experience that occurred over a longer period.
Describe the experience by applying learning theories from this week's
readings to the steps involved. Include the following:
Identify what you learned from the experience.
Describe how your learning could have occurred through classical
conditioning. Identify the unconditioned stimulus, the unconditioned
response, the conditioned stimulus, and the conditioned response.
Explain how your learning could have occurred through operant
conditioning. Describe the behavior, consequence, and reinforcement.
Indicate the schedule of reinforcement, if applicable.
Address how your learning could have occurred through cognitive-
social learning.
Conclude by comparing classical conditioning, operant conditioning,
and cognitive-social learning.
Include at least two references from the University Library.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Elevator Disaster
I usually don't mind elevators. Sure, you're in a confined space, but it is usually
only for a minute, and you're around people you don't know, or alone.
But after my latest encounter in an elevator, I've grown to be wary of them and try to
avoid them if possible--usually, I'm okay; I'm not handicapped, and I don't live in the
city. But anyway, the last time I was in one, I was in a hotel in Chicago. I was away
from everyone I knew, and there was no one around. I looked around as I stepped into
the elevator. No one was there. I'd have privacy. I smiled to myself as I jabbed the 31
button, the floor my room was on. Of course, that privacy, as well as my good mood,
you have had. You may describe, for example, how you became afraid of
heights, why a particular food or smell moves you emotionally, or why you
dislike elevators. The experience must be concrete and can be singular or an
experience that occurred over a longer period.
Describe the experience by applying learning theories from this week's
readings to the steps involved. Include the following:
Identify what you learned from the experience.
Describe how your learning could have occurred through classical
conditioning. Identify the unconditioned stimulus, the unconditioned
response, the conditioned stimulus, and the conditioned response.
Explain how your learning could have occurred through operant
conditioning. Describe the behavior, consequence, and reinforcement.
Indicate the schedule of reinforcement, if applicable.
Address how your learning could have occurred through cognitive-
social learning.
Conclude by comparing classical conditioning, operant conditioning,
and cognitive-social learning.
Include at least two references from the University Library.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Elevator Disaster
I usually don't mind elevators. Sure, you're in a confined space, but it is usually
only for a minute, and you're around people you don't know, or alone.
But after my latest encounter in an elevator, I've grown to be wary of them and try to
avoid them if possible--usually, I'm okay; I'm not handicapped, and I don't live in the
city. But anyway, the last time I was in one, I was in a hotel in Chicago. I was away
from everyone I knew, and there was no one around. I looked around as I stepped into
the elevator. No one was there. I'd have privacy. I smiled to myself as I jabbed the 31
button, the floor my room was on. Of course, that privacy, as well as my good mood,
