Learning and Memory

LEARNING & MEMORY

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
S. P. PUNE UNIVERSITY, PUNE
SEMESTER-II
EP: 202: (Major Paper)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES-

To acquaint the students with-

1. Various types, models and theories of learning and memory,
2.  Neurological basis of learning and memory,
3. Applications and principles of learning and memory

LEARNING OUTCOMES-

The students will be able to-

1. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the various types, models, and theories of learning and memory.
2. Explain the neurological basis of learning and memory processes.
3. Apply principles of learning and memory to real-world contexts and situations.
4. Critically evaluate and analyze the strengths and limitations of different learning and memory theories.
5. Apply effective learning and memory strategies to enhance cognitive performance.

1.0. LEARNING: THEORIES AND APPLICATIONS [15]

1.1. Classical Conditioning: Concepts, types and applications
1.2. Operant Conditioning: Reinforcement, types, schedules of reinforcement, shaping and applications
1.3. S-R theories of learning: Thorndike, Guthrie, Hull
1.4. Cognitive approaches to learning: Latent learning, observational learning, and applications
1.5. Application: Awareness of media and violence.

2.0. TYPES OF MEMORY [15]

2.1. Sensory memory- Iconic and echoic
2.2. Short Term Memory (Working memory)
2.3. Long Term Memory: Types, Unusual forms of memory: Eyewitness memory, flashbulb memory, autobiographic memory
2.4. Determinants of memory
2.5. Applications: organization and Mnemonics techniques to improve memory

3.0. MODELS AND THEORIES OF MEMORY [15]

3.1. Unitary and dual process view: Waugh and Norman
3.2. Multi-process view: Atkinson and Shiffrin; Craik and Lockhart
3.3. Connectionist model: Rumelhart and McClelland
3.4. Theories of forgetting: Psychoanalytical, Trace & Decay, Interference, and recent trends.
3.5. Application: Distortion of memory, metacognition

4.0. NEUROLOGICAL BASIS OF LEARNING AND MEMORY [15]

4.1. Brain areas associated with learning and memory
4.2. Studies on role of brain in learning and conditioning
4.3. Synaptic mechanisms in learning and memory
4.4. Types and biological basis of Amnesia- Amnesia after concussion (Anterograde, Retrograde), Korsakoff, Alzheimer’s disease
4.5. Application: Neuro-linguistic programming.

BOOKS FOR READING-

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