Psychology of Learning

CAS NE 234

  • Critical Thinking
  • Scientific Inquiry I
  • Social Inquiry I

Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASPS 101) - How do we learn to associate stimuli together? How do we learn to associate behaviors with their consequences? How is memory applicable to learning? What are the different memory processes and systems responsible for learning? The aim of this course is to review the major traditional and current theories of learning and memory. Students will begin with an understanding of simple learning, including theories and basic principles of classical and operant conditioning. Students will then be introduced to the memory system, the three stages of memory, implicit and explicit memory processes. Carries social science divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry I, Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking.

FALL 2025 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Dunne PHO 206 MWF 2:30 pm-3:20 pm Prereq PS 101. Mts w/ CAS PS 234. ; Students registering for NE234 A1 must also register for a discussion section (A2-A5).

FALL 2025 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A2 Possidente PSY B49 F 9:05 am-9:55 am Mts w/CAS PS234

FALL 2025 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A3 Possidente PSY 212 F 10:10 am-11:00 am Mts w/CAS PS234

FALL 2025 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A4 Possidente PSY B43 F 11:15 am-12:05 pm Mts w/CAS PS234

FALL 2025 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A5 Possidente PSY B49 F 12:20 pm-1:10 pm Mts w/CAS PS234

SPRG 2026 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Dunne CAS 313 MWF 2:30 pm-3:20 pm Mts w/CAS PS234 Prereq: PS101 ; Students registering for NE 234 A1 must also register for a discussion section from A2-A5.

SPRG 2026 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A2 PSY B41 W 8:00 am-8:50 am

SPRG 2026 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A3 PSY B41 W 9:05 am-9:55 am

SPRG 2026 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A4 PSY B45 W 10:10 am-11:00 am

SPRG 2026 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A5 PSY B45 W 11:15 am-12:05 pm

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