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• How do non-associative learning and associative learning differ? That is, how is each defined, studied, and exemplified?
How has associative learning (that is, stimulus learning), including habituation and sensitization, been studied? • What is the difference between habitual learning and perceptual learning? • Is habituation a form of learning? • What is the connection between exposure therapies and habituation?
• How is classical conditioning defined, and how is it different from other forms of conditioning? • What are the basic phenomena involved in classical conditioning? • What is learned through classical conditioning? • What are some real-world applications of classical conditioning?
• How can classical conditioning theory be used to alleviate fears and phobias? • What is instrumental conditioning, and how does it differ from classical conditioning? • What are reinforcers and punishers? • What is the connection between instrumental conditioning and learning? • How is instrumental conditioning applied to real-world settings? • Has cognitive psychology overthrown behaviorism? • What applications are there today for behaviorism?