Learning: “Maturation is biological whereas learning is psychological” – Bernard
Learner: Learner and student are different terms. The prior one does not require a teacher but the later one does. – Abirlal Mukhopadhyay
Mechanism of learning:
We learn by:
1. Observation
2. Imitation
3. Conditioning
Pavlovian Conditioning or Classical Conditioning
Instrumental conditioning or Operational Conditioning
4. Trial and Error (E.L Thorndike’s Theory).
5. Insight