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The Consequences Of Learning: The Importance Of Behavior

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Learning is how we receive and store information. Learning occurs when we are able to handle a topic on a physical or mental level. This is a process that we start when we are first born; we are learning something new on a daily basis. When we are babies we learn the basics of eating, crawling, walking, grabbing attention and when we move into children our bodies start to become more functional and we learn what else we can do with ourselves. Learning is also described as a step-by-step guide on how to navigate the world through personal experiences, knowledge and behavior. In the words of Harvard Business School psychologist Chris Argyris, learning is "detection and correction of error" where an error means "any mismatch between our intentions and what actually happens." Behavior plays a very important part in learning; when it comes to psychology the first thing we always analyze is the behavior. Behavior is something that is learned during childhood, we are rewarded for our good behavior, and given consequences for our bad behavior. “Expression of what is of study in psychology occurs through covert or overt behavior; although not all behavior of study is learning” (Olson & Hergenhahn, 2013). Learning is a very important life tool that we need to survive in our environment. Once learning is established a human must be able to produce a new behavior and this change in behavior must be a permanent one to know that the learning was effective. To understand learning
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