APA Dictionary of Psychology

place learning

Updated on 04/19/2018
  1. the learning of locations or physical positions of goals (e.g., where food can be found). Compare response learning. [defined by Edward C. Tolman]
  2. in conditioning, learning an association between a place and an unconditioned stimulus, such as food or poison. See conditioned place preference.
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