Psychology of Learning

CAS PS 234

  • Critical Thinking
  • Scientific Inquiry I
  • Social Inquiry I

Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASPS101) - How do we learn to associate stimuli together? How do we learn to associate behaviors with their consequences? How is memory applicable to learning? What are the different memory processes and systems responsible for learning? The aim of this course is to review the major traditional and current theories of learning and memory. Students will begin with an understanding of simple learning, including theories and basic principles of classical and operant conditioning. Students will then be introduced to the memory system, the three stages of memory, implicit and explicit memory processes. Carries social science divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry I, Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking.

FALL 2024 Schedule

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A1 Dunne CAS 313 MWF 2:30 pm-3:20 pm Meets w/ NE234. Prereq: PS101

FALL 2024 Schedule

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A2 Lynch CAS B06A F 9:05 am-9:55 am

FALL 2024 Schedule

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A3 Lynch CAS 214 F 10:10 am-11:00 am

FALL 2024 Schedule

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A4 Lynch FLR 123 F 11:15 am-12:05 pm

FALL 2024 Schedule

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A5 Lynch FLR 152 F 12:20 pm-1:10 pm

SPRG 2025 Schedule

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A1 Dunne CAS 224 MWF 2:30 pm-3:20 pm Prereq: PS101. Meets w/ NE234.

SPRG 2025 Schedule

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A2 Possidente CAS 223 W 8:00 am-8:50 am

SPRG 2025 Schedule

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A3 Possidente WED 406 W 9:05 am-9:55 am

SPRG 2025 Schedule

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A4 Possidente PRB 148 W 10:10 am-11:00 am

SPRG 2025 Schedule

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A5 Possidente PSY B39 W 11:15 am-12:05 pm

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