401. Fundamentals of Learning.
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A lecture-laboratory course dealing with the concepts involved in learning as derived from experimentation with both human and nonhuman subjects. Topics include the laws of classical and operant conditioning, biofeedback, token economies, observational learning, learned helplessness, biological constraints on learning, behavior modification techniques and ethics of behavioral control. Prerequisite: Psychology 100 or 101; if taken for laboratory credit, Psychology 205.