Outline and Headings for Personal Narrative on Conditioning Paper
The Week 2 assignment, like many in this course, is a combination of a personal reflection and an academic-centered discussion.
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Reading Related to Paper
In Chapter 3 of the textbook you will become familiar with the basic phenomena of conditioning, including the acquisition, extinction, generalization and discrimination.
Personal Narrative Section
Write a personal narrative paper on an instance of personal learning. Provide detail about the following: what was learned (what changed from start to finish), what were the reason(s) for the learning, in what situation or context did the learning take place and how did the learning occur and who (if anyone) was involved in the learning?
Conditioning Section
Link your experience to: the basic phenomena of conditioning, including defining the four main learning phenomena that occur as a result of conditioning, how each of the four learning phenomena would be present in a human.
Ground the discussion in this section with citations to the course textbook, course video and/or article from a peer-reviewed journal
Outline and Headings for Personal Narrative on Conditioning Paper
Use the following headings to structure the paper.
The headings are based on the grading rubric
APA title page
I. Introduction
An effective introduction briefly presents the topic of the paper and includes a thesis or premise statement. Listing the contents of the paper is not an effective introduction.
II. Personal Narrative Section
Write a personal narrative paper on an instance of personal learning. Provide detail about the following:
- What was learned (what changed from start to finish)?
- What were the reason(s) for the learning?
- In what situation or context did the learning take place?
- How did the learning occur and who was involved in the learning?
III. Conditioning Section
Ground this section in citations to the course textbook, course video and/or article from a peer-reviewed journal
Link your experience to:
- The basic phenomena of conditioning,
- Define and discuss the four main learning phenomena that occur as a result of conditioning
- Discuss how each of the four learning phenomena would be present in a human
APA Reference page
At least one reference such as the course textbook, course video and/or article from a peer-reviewed journal
Must be 3 to 4 double-spaced pages PLUS APA title and reference pages, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in your approved APA style guide.