Fundamentals of Learning

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: courses 10, 100A. Designed for juniors/seniors. Experimental findings on animal and human conditioning; retention and transfer of training; relation of learning and motivation. Intended to provide empirical basis for theory and research in this area. P/NP or letter grading.

Review Summary

Clarity
10.0 / 10
Organization
10.0 / 10
Time
0-5 hrs/week
Overall
10.0 / 10

Reviews

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2022 In-Person
    Grade: A+

    The course material was pretty boring -- it was just different forms of classical conditioning, not learning itself. However, Wikenheiser was probably the best teacher for it.

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2022 In-Person
    Grade: A

    When I took it, there was still a hybrid option, and the recorded lectures (Bruincasted) were very helpful. For future reference, it would be helpful to review lecture notes and slides because the exams are quite fair in that they do not go beyond the scope of the lectures. As such, the textbook isn't absolutely necessary. The reading was minimal and was also not the focus on exams. It's an informative class and understandably a core class for the Psychology/Psychobiology majors. The exams are a bit short, so each question is worth quite a bit, but the final is weighed the same as the midterms, so there is plenty of room for improvement throughout the quarter.

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2022 In-Person
    Grade: N/A

    I personally wasn't interested in the material, but I know some people liked it. If you're a psych major like me and had to take a column A course, he's definitely one of the better professors for psych 110.

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2022 In-Person
    Grade: A

    Wikenhouser has very clear lectures and tests directly from the lecture material.

Course

Instructor
Andrew Wikenheiser
Previously taught
24S 23S 22S 21Su 20Su 19F

Grading Information

  • No group projects

  • Attendance not required

  • 2 midterms

  • 10th week final

  • 50% recommend the textbook