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| PSYC0083-1 | Biopsychology of learning and conditioning
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | André Ferrara |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| Studies of learning provide insights into the way experience influences our behavior on a permanent basis.
Basic associative learning principles have contributed to our understanding of the functions of the nervous system. They have provided useful models for different psychological disorders. They allowed the study of the cognition and intelligence evolution in various species. Finally, methods and analytical models developped to study conditioning and learning have been adopted in other investigation fields (infant cognition, behavioral neuroscience, psychopharmacology, behavioral medecine, behavioral toxicology, special education, etc.). |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| From the textbook : study of the elementary knowledge of associative learning through animal and human research.
- Introduction to learning : history / definition / methodology.
- Elicited behavior, habituation, sensitization.
- Classical learning (foundations, mecanisms).
- Instrumental conditioning (foundations, mecanisms).
- Schedules of reinforcement and choice behavior.
- Reward : experimental theories and analysis. Motivation.
- Stimulus control of behavior.
- Extinction of conditioned behavior.
- Aversive control of behavior : avoidance and punishment.
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 30 hours, first semester. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Reference textbook : Michel Domjan (2010). The Principles of Learning and Behavior. Sixth Edition. Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral. |
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Contacts :
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| Ferrara André (04/366.22.32 - a.ferrara@ulg.ac.be) |
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