ABSTRACT
I was trained as a neuropsychologist. The field of neuropsychology aims to study the interaction between the brain, nervous system, cognition, and behavior. After many years in research, I decided to combine my love of science with my love of teaching and accepted a position as a tenure-track assistant professor of psychology. Although some of the courses that I was charged to teach were within my field of expertise (e.g., biological psychology, psychopharmacology), other courses required a lot of preparation. One of them was “Learning”, a class which Focuses on the theoretical basis of human learning. The field encompasses complex theories, principles and terminology (e.g., classical and operant conditioning), but it also offers practical tools that are relevant to many situations, conditions, and species. Specifically, the processes that govern human learning are the same ones that affect animal learning.
