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PSYCH 550 Week 1 DQ 1 (UOP)
PSYCH 550 Entire Course (UOP)
  PSYCH 550 Week 1 Individual Assignment Learning
Paper PSYCH 550 Week 1 DQ 1 PSYCH 550 Week 1 DQ
2 PSYCH 550 Week 2 DQ 1 PSYCH 550 Week 2 DQ
2 PSYCH 550 Week 2 Individual Assignment Simple
Stimulus Learning Paper PSYCH 550 Week 3 DQ
1 PSYCH 550 Week 3 DQ 2
  What is learning? What are the different
approaches to the study of learning? What is the
relationship between learning and psychology?  
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PSYCH 550 Week 1 Individual Assignment Learning
Paper (UOP)
PSYCH 550 Week 1 DQ 2 (UOP)
  In learning and cognition, one of the major
areas of discussion is the impact of nature and
nurture. What is the concept of nature-nurture,
and why is it important in the study of learning
and cognition?
  Prepare a 700 to 1,050-word paper in which you
examine the concept of learning. As a part of
your examination, be sure to address the
following itemsDescribe the concept of
learning.Distinguish between learning and
performance.Compare and contrast the conceptual
approaches to the study of learning.
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PSYCH 550 Week 2 DQ 2 (UOP)
PSYCH 550 Week 2 DQ 1 (UOP)
  What are the differences between conditioned
and unconditioned responses?Provide at least 3
examples of each type of response. What does it
mean when a behavior is classified as a
conditioned response? What are some examples of
conditioned emotional response that you have
observed in yourself or someone you know?  
What behaviors can best be learned by using
classical conditioning methods?Provide two
real-life examples of classical conditioning in
your explanation
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PSYCH 550 Week 2 Individual Assignment Simple
Stimulus Learning Paper (UOP)
PSYCH 550 Week 3 DQ 1 (UOP)
What is operant conditioning? How do
reinforcement, punishment, and extinction apply
to operant conditioning? What behaviors can best
be learned by using operant conditioning methods?
Explain your answer.  
  Prepare a 1,050 to 1,400-word paper in which
you analyze forms of simple stimulus learning. As
a part of your analysis, be sure to address the
following items Explain the concept of
habituation.Analyze the factors that affect
perceptual learning.Examine the effects of
stimulus exposure.Discuss the application of
simple stimulus learning to at least two real
life situations.
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PSYCH 550 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment
Classical Conditioning Paper (UOP)
PSYCH 550 Week 3 DQ 2 (UOP)
Thorndike and Skinner were close in agreement
on a number of issues including the control of
behavior by stimuli and the ineffectiveness of
punishment. However, there were differences in
their approach to conditioning. Thorndike
believed in instrumental conditioning, and
Skinner believed in operant conditioning. Please
compare and contrast Thorndikes and Skinners
beliefs concerning conditioning.
  Prepare a 1,400 to 1,750-word paper in which
you examine the concept of classical
conditioning. As a part of your examination be
sure to address the following itemsExplain the
concept of classical conditioning and the factors
that affect it.Discuss the four basic phenomena
of classical conditioning.Analyze the role of
awareness in classical conditioning.Evaluate the
application of classical conditioning to the
learning process.
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PSYCH 550 Week 4 DQ 2 (UOP)
PSYCH 550 Week 4 DQ 1 (UOP)
  What are the similarities and differences among
free recall, cued recall, and recognition memory?
Please provide examples in your explanation.  
  What is verbal learning? What variables have an
impact on the acquisition and retention of
verbal information?  
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PSYCH 550 Week 5 DQ 1 (UOP)
PSYCH 550 Week 4 Individual Assignment
Instrumental Conditioning Paper (UOP)
In preparation for this assignment, select a
learning situation (e.g., learning how to ride a
bike, learning how to cook scrambled eggs).
Prepare a 1,050 to 1,400-word paper in which you
evaluate the application of instrumental
conditioning to your selected learning situation.
As a part of your evaluation, be sure to address
the following itemsDescribe your selected
learning situation.Compare and contrast the
concepts of positive and negative reinforcement
as they relate to your selected
situation.Explain the role of reward and
punishment in your selected learning
situation.Explain which form which one of the
four partial schedules of reinforcement would be
most effective in your selected situation.
  What are the concepts of working memory, short
term memory, and long term memory? Please include
examples to support your explanations.  
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PSYCH 550 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Verbal
Learning Paper (UOP)
PSYCH 550 Week 5 DQ 2 (UOP)
  How can memory be influenced by internal and
external factors? What strategies can be used to
enhance memory?  
  Prepare a 1,400 to 1,750-word paper in which
you analyze the concept of verbal learning.As a
part of your analysis, be sure to address the
following itemsDescribe the concept of verbal
learning.Compare and contrast serial learning,
paired associate learning, and free
recall.Explore the concept of Mnemonics in the
recall of verbal stimuli.
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PSYCH 550 Week 6 Learning Team Assignment
Learning and Memory Individual Differences
Presentation (UOP)
PSYCH 550 Week 6 Individual Assignment The Memory
Process Paper (UOP)
  In preparation for this assignment, locate and
complete a memory test. Prepare a 1,050 to
1,400-word paper in which you analyze the results
of your memory test. As a part of your analysis,
be sure to address the following itemsExplain
the concepts of working memory, short-term
memory, and long-term memory.Describe your
selected test and your results.Explain the role
of encoding and retrieval in the memory process
and how they relate to your selected test and
your results.Evaluate variables associated with
encoding information and ease of retrieval as
they relate to your selected test and your
results.
  Prepare a presentation consisting of 12-15
Microsoft PowerPoint slides with presenter
notes in which you examine individual differences
in learning and memory. As a part of your
examination, be sure to address the following
itemsAnalyze the relationship between genetics
and learning.Analyze the implications of age,
gender, and personality to learning.Evaluate
learning styles in relation to theories of human
learning and memory retrieval.
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