ABSTRACT

Definition of Learning. Learning as Accomplishment and as Process. The Positions of Lashley and Humphrey. Learning as Process. When Does It Take Place? Learning and Traces. Learning and Repetition. Three Problems Involved in Learning. Learning Defined by Process. Consolidation of Traces. Availability of Traces. Formation of Traces. The New Process. The After-effect of Traces. Acquisition of Skills. Associative Learning. The Doctrine of Associationism. Theory of Rote Learning. Summary: Arbitrary Connections Replaced by Dynamic Organizations. Association as a Force. Lewin. Other Types of “Associative Learning.” The General Field-Influence Exerted by a Trace upon a Process