Observational Learning

Premack’s Principle

if a person wants to perform a given activity, the person will perform a less desirable activity to get at the more desirable activity

observational learning

social learning; learn without direct experience by watching and imitating

Modeling

learning from observing and imitating others

Albert Bandura

psychologist behind discoveries in observational learning, did the ambiguously ethical Bobo doll experiment on children which studied the modeling of aggression.

prosocial effects

behavior through which people benefit others (ex. sharing, table manners)

antisocial effects

show no regard for right and wrong, ignore the feelings of others

cognitive maps

mental representation of the layout of one’s environment

latent learning

form of learning that is not apparent from behavior when it first occurs; we don’t realize we learned

self efficacy

expectancies effect learning; beliefs about our ability to perform an action

Edward C. Toleman

psychologist who did experiments with rats in a maze - found rats learned the layout of the maze even without a food reinforcer/motivator

mirror neurons

allow us to feel empathy/put ourselves in another’s shoes