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Learning

WHAT’S INSIDE

This chapter will cover the following important topics:

2. Basic Concept of Learning

3. Behaviouristic School of Learning

4. Other Important Theories of Learning

INTRODUCTION

Learning may be defined as “any relatively permanent change in behaviour or behavioural potential produced by experience”. Changes due to experience and practice, which are relatively permanent in nature, are part of learning.

CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF LEARNING

  • Learning involves some kinds of experience.
  • Learning involves behavioural changes that are relatively permanent.
  • Learning involves a sequence and series of psychological events.
  • Learning involves an inferred process and is different from performance (i.e., person’s observed behaviour or ...

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