Unit 4 Lesson 7: Observational Learning

antisocial behavior

behavior that sharply deviates from social norms and violates other people’s rights

insight learning

occurs when one suddenly realizes how to solve a problem

latent learning

learning that becomes obvious only once a reinforcement is given for demonstrating it

mirror neuron

a type of brain cell in certain animals (including humans) that responds in the same way to a given action (such as grasping an object) whether the animal performs the action itself or sees another animal perform the same action

observational learning

when a person watches a model and imitates or mirrors what the model does; also referred to as vicarious learning

prosocial behavior

exhibiting behavior that benefits one or more other people, such as providing assistance to someone crossing the street

social learning

when people watch and learn from others about what are socially acceptable and unacceptable behaviors; made by Albert Bandura with his Bobo Doll experiment

vicarious punishment

when you learn not to exhibit a behavior because the model gets punished

vicarious reinforcement

when you learn to demonstrate a behavior because the model gets rewarded