Psychology 290: Psychology of Learning

Credits 4
Credit Type
Semester Offered
Not Offered 2024-2025

This course uses principles of conditioning and learning to explore how humans and animals adapt their behavior to meet changing environmental demands. Students will learn about historical and modern applications of Pavlovian and operant conditioning, and will apply those models to contemporary problems in psychology. In the associated lab, rats will be used as a model organism to demonstrate principles of learning as tools for the modification of behavior. Formerly Psychology 390-may not be taken for credit if completed 390.

Distribution Area
Students entering prior to Fall 2024: Social Sciences (SO DIST)
Corequisites

Includes a required corequisite lab, Psychology 290L.