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Psychologies of Learning

Psychologies of Learning

Lawrence A. Tomei
Copyright: © 2005 |Pages: 26
ISBN13: 9781591405245|ISBN10: 1591405246|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781591405252|EISBN13: 9781591405269
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-524-5.ch002
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Lawrence A. Tomei. "Psychologies of Learning." Taxonomy for the Technology Domain, IGI Global, 2005, pp.22-47. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-524-5.ch002

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L. Tomei (2005). Psychologies of Learning. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-524-5.ch002

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Lawrence A. Tomei. "Psychologies of Learning." In Taxonomy for the Technology Domain. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2005. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-524-5.ch002

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Abstract

The primary responsibility of teachers is to promote student learning. This chapter explores the schools of educational psychology and how human activities change as a result of extrinsic motivators such as incentives, rewards, and punishments. Behaviorists advocate influencing behavior through the systematic adjustments of stimulus-response reinforcements. Cognitive psychology holds that information is more likely to be acquired, retained, and retrieved for future use if it is learner-constructed, relevant, and built upon prior knowledge. Humanist psychology focuses on individual growth and development. It stems from the theory that learning occurs primarily through reflection on personal experience, and as a result of intrinsic motivation.

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