AP Psychology: Unit 6 Topic 4

Cognitive and Observational Learning

cognitive map

a mental representation of the layout of one’s environment

latent learning

learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it

intrinsic motivation

a desire to perform a behavior effectively for its own sake

extrinsic motivation

a desire to perform a behavior to receive promised rewards or avoid threatened punishment

Albert Bandura

a psychologist known for Social Learning Theory and his Bobo Doll experiment

observational learning

learning by observing others

modeling

the process of observing and imitating a specific behavior

mirror neurons

frontal lobe neurons that some scientists believe fire when performing certain actions or when observing another doing so

prosocial behavior

positive, constructive, helpful behavior

antisocial behavior

actions which are considered to violate the rights of or otherwise harm others by committing crime or nuisance