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UNIT I
PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION
Principles of Connectionism Theory
1. Learning requires both practice and rewards (law of effect/ exercise).
2. A series of S-R connections can be chained together if they belong to the same action
sequence. (Law of readiness)
3. Transfer of learning occurs because of previously encountered situations.
4. Intelligence is a function of the number of connections learned.
References:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-g2OmRXb0g&feature=share
http://dgwaymade.blogspot.com/2010/10/thorndikes-laws-of-learning-and-its.html?m=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=_nZm4CzYejc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BOmJaPMT2k
https://study.com/academy/lesson/connectionism-overview-practical-teaching-
examples.html
Activity:
Identify if the following is a stimulus or a response:
1. Saying “I feel happy”
2. Searching for and eating food
3. Performance
4. The letters you see in this sentence
5. Learning
6. Taste of food in the mouth
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