Psychology of Learning with Laboratory

The experimental analysis of learning in humans and non-humans. Focuses on the laws of conditioning, adaptive behavior, stimulus control, and motivation of behavior. Emphasis on interpretation of empirical data and the relationship to current theory. Lecture and laboratory. Prerequisites: PSYC 205 with a grade of C- or better and PSYC 303 with a grade of C- or better or PSYC 203 a grade of C- or better. Not open to students who have received credit for PSYC 420.

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