Psychology A-Level
learning theory
What learning theory means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of learning theory
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The behaviourist view that we arrive as a blank slate and learn via association or consequence, focusing on observable evidence.
Topics that use learning theory
- Section B: Areas, perspectives and debates (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- environmental and psychic determinism
- falsifiability
- nature and nurture
- reductionism and holism
- reinforcement and adherence
- social learning
- the unconscious mind
- applications of an area
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