Learning Processes: Sites to Visit
Negative Reinforcement University
(Operant Conditioning and Phenomena Associated with Operant Conditioning,
pp. 105-117)
Go get your degree from the Negative Reinforcement University. 
How was negative reinforcement used to teach you about the principles
of negative reinforcement? What is the function of negative reinforcement?
Develop and rationalize a position on whether or not there should be more
use of negative reinforcement in this class. 
Complete Your Own Maze
(The Cognitive Perspective: Acquiring Information About the World,
pp. 118-130)
Complete this module on maze learning (it's also on your CD)
How does the cognitive perspective of learning differ from the
behavioral perspective of learning? Philip is over by the LRT entrance
by HUB. He can't make heads or tails of the map of the campus posted
by the entrance. Help Philip find his way to the Psychology Main
Office in the BioSciences Building.
Some other interesting sites you may want to check out...
Tutorial on Positive Reinforcement from Athabasca University
This tutorial is long to go through, but you may get a flavour of it
from browsing through the exercises. It teaches about reinforcement while
using principles of reinforcement to teach.
The Behavioral System
Bill Huitt, a faculty member at Valdosta State University, put together
this online text on learning several years ago. It is a good review
of the concepts.
Applications of classical conditioning
This long chapter discusses how classical conditioning can be applied to issues in mental health.
Applications of operant conditioning
This long chapter discusses how operant conditioning can be applied to many real world issues..
Violence on T.V.
This is an interesting article describing how children may be learning
violence through watching television.
Gray Website
Pull down to Chapter 4 to review concepts for this topic.
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