Questions and Answers Associationistic Theory of Learning

Associationistic 1. Define and describe what is meant by an Associationistic Theory of Learning. (1/2 point) To understand the meaning of Associationistic Theory of learning is relevant to understanding what associationistic means. Associationistic is a school of psychology that holds that the content of consciousness can be explain by the association and reassociation of irreducible sensory and perceptual elements (Associationistic, 2014). Therefore, the point to all associationist theories is that there are associations made that leads to learning. Three very important psychologists whose theories fall under the Associationistic Theory of Learning are Ivan Pavlov, Edwin R. Guthrie, and William K. Estes. The three mention†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¢ Forgetting: According to Guthrie a person will forget an already learn response to a situation if given another option. Therefore, Guthries theory shows that new learning or new information is necessary to forget, the process of forgetting is as retroactive inhibition (Olson Hergenhahn, Chapter 8, 2013). c. William K. Estes (1 point) William K. Estes wasborn in 1919, graduated from the University of Minnesota under B. F. Skinner at the age of 21 years old. William K. Ester completed his career at Harvard, he was also awarded two professor emeritus titles, one at Harvard and the second one in Indiana where he returned after completing his career. Skinner always thought that Ester would be a great behaviorists but over time Ester ideas changed (Olson Hergenhahn, Chapter 9, 2013). Estes believed that learning is very complex and that a simple stimulus could not be the answer to learning. Ester developed the Stimulus Sampling Theory (SST), which was composed of algebra and probability. Unlike other psychologists, such as Skinnerian or Hullian principles might be applied in a classroom or while training...[Esters principle] is an attempt to describe the composition of learning, but it does not provide tools for the classroom or behavior therapy (Olson Hergenhahn, 2013, p. 216). Estes developed many theories about learning such as: †¢Paired