AP Psychology: Topic 3.9 - Social, Cognitive, and Neurological Factors in Learning

Social learning theory

suggests that social behavior is learned by observing and imitating the behavior of others

Vicarious conditioning

learning through observing other people's responses to a stimulus (as opposed to personally experiencing the stimulus)

Modeling

the process through which children learn behaviors, skills, emotions, and ways of thinking by observing rather than through direct experience

Insight learning

a form of problem solving in which there is a sudden realization of a solution

Latent learning

learning that occurs (often subconsciously) but is not used until there is an incentive to demonstrate it

Cognitive maps

a mental picture of the layout of the physical environment (making it easier to learn and recall things like directions and navigation)