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Learning: Principles and Applications, 4/e
Stephen B Klein, Mississippi State University
Biological Influences On Learning

Internet Exercises

  1. Are taste aversion, evolution and the psychology of eating related?

    BORN TO EAT
    http://darwin.baruch.cuny.edu/faculty/LogueA.html
    This link is to an article dealing with taste aversion and evolution and the psychology of eating. The author argues that evolutionary theory may provide an explanation of human eating habits, but that techniques are available to overcome those preferences.

  2. Can ethology or a behavior systems approach be put to any "practical" use?

    CREATE A DOGBOT
    http://www.cc.gatech.edu/ai/robot-lab/online-publications/icra-2001-sony.pdf
    The article in this link presents a novel method for creating high-fidelity models of animal behavior for use in robotic systems based on a behavioral systems approach. The authors describe how to implement an ethological model of a domestic dog using a robot.

  3. Who is Konrad Lorenz? Find out additional information about the Nobel Prize winner.

    AN A and E BIOGRAPHY
    http://fates.cns.muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/lorenz.htm
    This link provides a brief biography of Konrad Lorenz and his accomplishments, including a bibliography and a photograph.

    HOW NOBEL OF YOU
    http://atheism.about.com/library/glossary/general/bldef_lorenzkonrad.htm
    This link provides another brief biography of Konrad Lorenz and his accomplishments, including a bibliography and a better photograph than the previous link.

  4. What is electrical brain stimulation (EBS)? What does research show about EBS?

    STIMULATING
    http://www.wireheading.com/brainstim/
    This link provides a summary of animal and human research using EBS written by Sebastian Grossman. Links to other sources are provided.

  5. Why do animals learning new behaviors "misbehave"? What does this misbehavior tell us about operant learning?

    AIN'T MISBEHAVING
    http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Breland/misbehavior.htm
    This link is to an online copy of the original Breland and Breland article.









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