UOP PSY300 Week 2 Assignment Latest 2020

PSY300 General Psychology

Week 2 Assignment  

Learning and Development Worksheet

For this assignment, you take a close look at the similarities and differences between classical and operant conditioning and the stages of human development.

Complete the Learning and Development Worksheet

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Types of Learning

Respond to the following prompts in 100 to 175 words each.

Create an example of classical conditioning. Identify the unconditioned stimulus, unconditioned response, conditioned stimulus, and conditioned response. Explain how these elements work together to create classical conditioning.

Create an example of operant conditioning. Explain how your example is operant conditioning by identifying the desired behavior, undesired behavior, and how you would use the elements of operant conditioning (positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, and negative punishment) to produce the desired response.

Explain the main similarities and differences between classical and operant conditioning in regard to how they produce learning.

Stages of Development

Complete the following table on the stages of development by describing the type of development that is occurring in each of the 3 developmental domains, during each of the developmental periods. Be sure to identify the appropriate stages of development as well (e.g., in the adolescence developmental period, individuals would be in the “Ego Identity vs. Role Confusion” stage for socioemotional development). Some domains may include more than one stage in a developmental period. Make notes on any additional development as applicable in the Other Types of Development column.