Social Cognitive learning and important experiments

What is social cognitive learning

type of learning in which behaviors are learned by observing a model

what is latent learning

learning that happens but we don’t know until something draws it out (care enough about something or something impactful)

what is observational learning

learning by watching people

What is the experiment involving dogs and what was its purpose

it was an experiment where Pavlov conditioned dogs to salivate at the ring of a bell

The purpose was to prove that people can be taught to react to something in a certain way subconsciously

What is the experiment involving little Albert and what was its purpose

it was an experiment where Watson conditioned a little boy to become scared of a rat and eventually other white animals

The purpose was to prove he could condition people to be scared of things even if they arent thought to be scary

What is the experiment involving a puzzle box and what was its purpose

it was an experiment where Thorndike placed animals into puzzle boxes and if they got out they were rewarded

The purpose was to prove animals and people can learn by earning rewards

What is the experiment involving the operant chamber and what was its purpose

it was an experiment where animals were placed in an operant chamber and they had to do something in order to obtain a reinforcer (For example pigeon had to peck 5 times in order to get food)

The purpose was to prove animals and people will continue to do something if they are rewarded

What is the experiment involving rats in a maze and what was its purpose

it was an experiment where rats were split into groups and depending on whether they received rewards, didn’t receive any rewards, or only received rewards half the time influenced how quickly they got out of the maze

The purpose of the experiment was to show that being given a reason to get out of do something makes people or animals do the task

What is the experiment involving bobo dolls and what was its purpose

it was an experiment where children were split into different groups and either watched someone beat up a bobo doll or played with it nicely. Those who watched someone play with it aggressively ended up playing with it aggressively.

The purpose of this experiment was to show people learn through observing others

What is vicarious learning

vicarious reward or punishment affects the willingness of people to perform the behaviors they saw someone else get punished/rewarded for