Cognitive Learning Review

What did Wolfgang Kohler work with/ develop?

Insight

What did Edward Tolman work with/ develop?

Latent learning

What did Albert Bandura work with/ develop?

Observational learning

What is the Cognitive Process?

The mental processes, such as thinking, knowing, problem-solving, and remembering

What is a model?

The person whose behavior is being observed and imitated

What is effective modeling?

Factors that make a model more effective

4 factors of an effective model

Status, competence, power, and reward/ punishment

Examples of Observational Learning

Bandura's Bobo Doll experiments

Mom expressed fear of snakes; you develop a fear of snakes

At a fancy restaurant with many utensils; will look at others to know how to use certain utensils

What is insight?

The sudden realization of the relationship between elements in a problem, which makes the solution apparent

What is latent learning?

Occurs without any apparent reinforcement, but isn't demonstrated until sufficient reinforcement is given

What are cognitive maps?

Mental representation of an arrangement, such as a maze

What is observational learning?

Learning by observing the behavior of others and the consequences of that behavior