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coolhat

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instrumental learning?
« on: October 27, 2010, 05:01:03 pm »
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What is instrumental learning?
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Bing 101

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Re: instrumental learning?
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2010, 05:25:21 pm »
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Instrumental Learning, I think, is another term for operant conditioning. It describes an organism as being 'instrumental' in associating behaviour with its consequences.
Please correct me if I'm wrong  :)
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Re: instrumental learning?
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2010, 06:17:41 pm »
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it was what thorndike called the learning demonstrated by the cat in his experiment

you are correct Bing 101
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Re: instrumental learning?
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2010, 11:45:02 pm »
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What the other have said.

As basicly stated as possible... the learner is instrumental in the learning. durp durp
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Re: instrumental learning?
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2010, 09:46:35 am »
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He also originally called it Trial and Error Learning, yet it's just the same as operant conditioning really; just allowed thorndike to come up with the Law of Effect.
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