Throughout your coursework and professional career, it is extremely important that you write in your own words.

For this assignment, you will:
• Read the passage (below) from your textbook.
• Think about the main ideas contained in the passage.
• Make a list of four (4) main ideas contained in the passage.
• In your own words, summarize the main ideas in paragraph form with a minimum of four (4)
complete sentences.
Textbook Passage:
“Imagine that while flipping through a new textbook you see that it spends a lot of time discussing
experiments with rats and pigeons. Pretty boring, huh? But what if the principles discovered in those
experiments could help you improve your study habits, understand your eating disorder, and
overcome your fear of spiders? In fact, what if some of those same principles could even help you
improve your romantic relationships? ……In general, a proper grounding in the basic principles of
learning and behavior will help you understand why you behave the way you do and how your
behavior can often be changed for the better. This knowledge can make you a better student, a
better parent, a better worker, and a better friend or partner. In a very real sense, the principles
described in this text have the potential to enrich both your life and the lives of others – even though
many of these principles have been derived from research with rats and pigeons!”
PSY310 – Learning Theory
Summarization Assignment
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Summarize this paragraph in your own words and include the following reference for your textbook
below your summary:
Powell, R.A., Honey, P.L., & Symbaluk, D. G. (2017). Introduction to learning and behavior. (5th
ed). Cengage.
Requirements:
• Incorporate all main ideas into your own words.
• Use appropriate APA placement and style for in-text citations and the reference.
• Complete your work in a Microsoft Word document.