... contrast classical, operant and social theory and tell who came with and give examples of each. Classical theory was founded by Ivan Pavlov an is one form of learning in which an organism "learns" through establishing associations between different events and stimuli. For example, when a neutral stimulus is paired with an unconditioned stimulus which produces some involuntary bodily response all on its own the neutral ... of learning where organisms learn to repeat behaviors for a positive outcome or repeat behaviors to avoid a negative outcome. Operant condition is why underground elec...

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... studies the complex interaction between brain and hormones that gives rise to emotions. Animal behaviour is studied by psychologists mainly in laboratory. The study of animal behaviour in their natural habitats is undertaken by the science of ethology. The comparative study of human and animal behaviour is one of the sources of evolutionary psychology that tries to understand how evolution has shaped the way we ... animals and people, it tries to understand how they learn, and to devise better ways of teaching. A psychological school, known as behaviourism, maintains that human behaviour...

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