PSYC 310 - Conditioning and Learning

Units: 4
Introduction to the experimental analysis of animal learning and behavior with an emphasis on classical and instrumental/operant conditioning. Additional topics will include non-associative learning, choice behavior, stimulus control, extinction, and aversive control.

Prerequisites: PSYC 200.
Equivalent Quarter Course: PSYC 4200.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, or Entirely Online, or Hybrid.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Explain the major empirical findings and theories of classical and instrumental/operant conditioning.
Evaluate experiments using sound scientific methods as applied to animal learning and behavior.
Apply the principles of learning to real world settings.