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THE MODULAR APPROACH

The learning principle is based on several


assumptions about how people learn. The basic
assumption is on the concept of stimulus and
response.
Stimulus
- is any event that is perceived by the human
sense receptors. It could be a visual event, a
taste , smell , sound , touch or a combination of
this senses.
Response
- is any event or process that is elicited by a
stimulus. Some responses are purely reflexive
in nature. For instance, when we accidentally

This learning principle is based on the


assmption that learning involves
formation of associative bonds
between stimulus formation and
response event. This bonds are formed
as a function of pairing both the
stimulus and the response event in
time. For instance, we have learned to
say 35 in response to what is 7x5?
because we have seen or heard both
events presented many times. The
pairing of two events at one time is

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