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* **Incompatible stimuli method** - the response is "unlearned" by placing the animal in a situation where it cannot exhibit the undesirable response. | * **Incompatible stimuli method** - the response is "unlearned" by placing the animal in a situation where it cannot exhibit the undesirable response. | ||
- | Although it was intended to be a general theory of learning, Guthrie's theory was tested mostly on animals. | + | Although it was intended to be a general theory of learning, Guthrie's theory was tested mostly on animals.(([[http://tip.psychology.org/guthrie.html|Kearsley, Greg. Contiguity Theory (E. Guthrie). The Theory Into Practice Database.]])) |
===== What is the practical meaning of contiguity theory and one trial learning? ===== | ===== What is the practical meaning of contiguity theory and one trial learning? ===== | ||
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===== Criticisms ===== | ===== Criticisms ===== | ||
- | Guthrie's theory was first preferred, due to its **simplicity**, but later criticized for the same reason. Its simplicity was later turned into **incompleteness**. It was also based on too little experimental data. | + | Guthrie's theory was first preferred, due to its **simplicity**, but later criticized for the same reason. Its simplicity was later turned into **incompleteness**. It was also based on too little experimental data and criticized for being unable to explain why people often behave differently in same situations(([[http://www.lifecircles-inc.com/Learningtheories/behaviorism/guthrie.html|Cooper, Sunny. Edwin Guthrie and ‘One Trial Learning’.Theories of Learning in Educational Psychology.]])). |