Give an overview of one of the two major learning theory families
families: behaviorist/connectionist theories and cognitive/gestalt theories. Behaviorist philosophies include such diverse theorists as Thorndike, Pavlov, Guthrie, Skinner, and Hull. Cognitive theorists include Tolman and the classical gestalt psychologists. Give an overview of one of the two major learning theory families and discuss how that theory may apply to adult education programs.
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The cognitive theory, which is as a result of Gestalt psychology, has its roots in Germany way back in the 18th Century. Cognitive theorists try to explain human learning by focussing on the human internal mental process and the human memory, both short term and long term. The mental processes entail observing, and trying to make sense of the information (Mujtaba, 2006)………………………………….
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