Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper describing an informal learning experience someone could have.
You may describe, for example, how someone could become afraid of heights, why a food or smell moves him or her emotionally, or why he or she dislikes elevators. The experience must be concrete and can be singular, or can be one that occurs over a longer period.
Describe the experience by applying learning theories to the steps involved in the learning experience. Look at the experience from different learning perspectives.
Include the following:
Describe how what was learned could have occurred through classical conditioning. Identify the unconditioned stimulus, the unconditioned response, the conditioned stimulus, and the conditioned response.
Explain how what was learned could have occurred through operant conditioning. Describe the behavior, consequence, and reinforcement.
Indicate the schedule of reinforcement, if applicable.
Address how the learned experience could have occurred through observational learning.