Observational and Cognitive Learning

What is observational learning?

Learning from what we can perceive around us.

What did the Bobo Doll experiment demonstrate?

Children learn from their environment.

What is the impact of antisocial behavior?

It discourages inclusion and healthy connection.

What is the impact of prosocial behavior?

It encourages inclusion and healthy connection.

What are the four requirements for observational learning?

Attention, retention, reproduction, and motivation.

What is cognitive learning?

Learning by thinking and playing out scenarios in our head.

What can cognitive learning lead to?

Superstitions.

Who coined the term meaningful learning?

David Ausubel.

What does meaningful learning require?

Connections between information we already know and information we are currently learning.

What are cognitive maps?

Mental images of where we need to go, made after traversing a route multiple times.

What conditions are needed for effective learning?

High motivation and low frustration.