title: [Learning theories and medical education].
abstract: The author analyses the most important aspects of learning theories: the behaviorist, the gestaltic and the construtivist ones and concludes that the most effective attitude assimilates all positive constributions of each theory. Examining three basic learning principles, the author also presents their relation to medical educative components: knowledge retainment, psycho-motor habilities breeding and interpersonal attitudes development.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Desenvolvimento de Educação Médica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo.
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning