Learning

There is one word that college students know better than anyone else. It has nothing to do with fraternities or dorm rooms or beer pong. It’s cramming. Staying up until the early morning hours, cramming as much information as possible into your memory so you can recall it for a big exam the next day. … Read more

The Little Albert Experiment is a world-famous study in the worlds of both behaviorism and general psychology. Its fame doesn’t just come from astounding findings. The story of the Little Albert experiment is mysterious, dramatic, dark, and controversial. The Little Albert Experiment was a study conducted by John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner in 1920, … Read more

You probably understand how classical and operant conditioning use basic behaviorism theories, but what about a learning theory that falls outside behaviorism? Keep reading to learn more about observational learning. In the early 20th century, behaviorism was the primary school of thought that explained how we behave. Behaviorists like Ivan Pavlov and John B. Watson … Read more

Trying to learn how to memorize classical conditioning concepts for your high school or college psychology class? This page is meant to be a resource to help you achieve that goal! The idea of Pavlov’s dog pops up everywhere in pop culture. It appears in puns. If you ever had to study Brave New World … Read more

If you’re on this page, you’re probably researching B.F. Skinner and his work on operant conditioning! You might be surprised to see how much conditioning you go through each day! We are conditioned to behave in certain ways every day. Our brains naturally gravitate toward the things that bring us pleasure and back away from … Read more