The Laws of Learning || EL Thorndike

This slide explore the fascinating Thorndike's Laws of Learning. Developed by psychologist Edward Thorndike, these laws offer valuable insights into how organisms learn and modify their behavior through the relationship between stimuli and responses.

1. CONNECTIONIST
THEORY
EL THORNDIKE
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2. THE LAW OF
READINESS
"When any conduction unit is ready to
conduct, for it to do so is satisfying.
When any conduction unit is not in readiness
to conduct, for it to conduct is annoying.
When any conduction unit is in readiness to
conduct, for it not to do so is annoying."

3. THE LAW OF READINESS
This law suggests that learning is more effective when the learner is
ready and willing to learn. Learners who are motivated and prepared to
learn are more likely to engage in the learning process, and learning will
occur more rapidly and effectively.
The Law of Readiness also suggests that learning is more effective when
the learner is able to connect new information to their prior experiences
and knowledge. Learners are more likely to learn new information when
it is presented in a way that is meaningful and relevant to them.

4. "When a modifiable connection between
stimulus and response is made and is
accompanied or followed by a satisfying state
of affairs, that connection's strength is
increased.
When made and accompanied or followed by
an annoying state of affairs, its strength is
decreased."

THE LAW OF
EFFECT

5. THE LAW OF EFFECT
This law suggests that behaviors that are
followed by a pleasant or satisfying
consequence are more likely to be repeated,
while behaviors that are followed by an
unpleasant or unsatisfying consequence are
less likely to be repeated.

6. REVISED LAW OF
EFFECT
Based upon his later research, Thorndike, after 1930
realized that his law of effect was not really correct. He
found that, while a pleasant or satisfying situation results
in the strengthening of the connection between stimulus
and response, an unpleasant or annoying situation did not
necessarily decrease the strength of this connection.

7. LAW OF EXERCISE
THIS LAW SUGGESTS THAT THE STRENGTH OF A CONNECTION
BETWEEN A STIMULUS AND A RESPONSE DEPENDS ON THE
FREQUENCY OF THEIR ASSOCIATION.
IN OTHER WORDS, THE MORE OFTEN A BEHAVIOR IS
PERFORMED IN A GIVEN SITUATION, THE STRONGER THE
CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SITUATION AND THE BEHAVIOR
BECOMES.
THEY ARE FURTHER DIVIDED INTO TWO TYPES.

Law of DisuseLaw of Use

8. LAW OF USE
"When a modifiable connection is
made between a situation and
response that connection's
strength is, other things being
equal, increased."
LAW OF DISUSE
"When a modifiable connection is
not made between a situation and
response, during a length of time,
that connection's strength is
decreased."

9. REVISED LAW OF
EXERCISE
The "Revised Law of Exercise" is a modification
of Edward Thorndike's original "Law of
Exercise".
The revised law suggests that the strength of a
connection between a stimulus and a response
depends not only on the frequency of their
association but also on the recency and
vividness of the association.

10. REVISED LAW OF EXERCISE
The revised law suggests that the most recent
and emotionally charged associations between
stimuli and responses will have a stronger
impact on behavior than those that occurred in
the distant past or that were less emotionally
charged.

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