Cognition and Conditioning

(ThinkQuest .org , 2008 . For example in for a person to learn how to play a basketball , he or she has to understand its rules and fundamentals by actually playing the game This way he or she experiences the game , processes the information he or she receives from playing and finally remembers information that he or she will use the next time he or she plays the game

The same is true even in the most basic form of communication . For example , a person cannot truly understand what another person is saying unless

he or she processes the words that are coming out of the other person 's mouth . Moreover , cognition also enables a people to learn even in complex ways or learn things that are not immediately materially conceivable . It allows people to create and pass on beliefs , norms and values , among others (ThinkQuest .org , 2008 . In short , cognition also plays a role in human behavior or more specifically , learning new forms of behavior

Furthermore , cognition or cognitive learning is highly different from learning through conditioning . One cannot truly learn by repeatedly exposing himself or herself to a conditioned stimulus , which is the case in learning through conditioning . For example , a person cannot understand the contents of a book if he or she only repeatedly looks at the pages nor can he or she know the title of the music being played if he or she does not process the sound coming through his or her ears . In other words , cognitive learning helps people learn things efficiently because not all things can be learned through conditioning . There are cases when one has to process and remember the information he or she receives in for him or her to learn it fully

References

Sci-Tech Encyclopedia (2008 . Cognition . Answers .com . Retrieved November...