Apply behavioral and social learning principles to an analysis of higher education, including the behavior of students and professors.

Apply behavioral and social learning principles to an analysis of higher education, including the behavior of students and professors. How does the grading system work as a system of rewards and punishments? How does grade inflation affect students’ level of motivation and sense of competence? How are pass/fail courses different for students from courses where they can expect a grade? Are there limitations of genetics that make some kinds of learning difficult or impossible for some kinds of students? Does the phrase, “I just can’t learn this stuff!” have any validity in an operant conditioning context? And less obviously, how do students shape the behavior of professors? What is likely to happen when students fail to take advantage of extra help, study sessions, and office hours offered by their professors? What could students do to make learning more reinforcing for themselves and teaching more reinforcing for their instructors?