learning and motivation 3/23

rule governed behavior: verbal description of a contingency behavior generated through exposure to rules * ex: doing homework listed on the course syllabus * human characteristic
some disadvantages of rule governed behavior * less efficient than behavior that has been directly shaped by natural contingencies * ex: rule governed is don’t be late for school / the bus. missing the bus is more powerful than just agreeing to the rule. * rule governed is insensitive to actual contingencies of reinforcement in a particular setting
personal rules in self-regulation * personal rules / self-instructions: verbal descriptions of contingencies that we present to ourselves to influence our behavior * do to others what you would have them do to you * say-do correspondence: match what we say we are gonna do with what we actually do at a later time * clear, specific rules are important * “i’m a man of my word” * bright boundaries: clear and distinctive boundaries of acceptable and unacceptable behavior

contagious behavior - instinctive / reflexive
stimulus enhancement: when attention is drawn to a stimulus
observational learning in classical (vicarious emotional responses) operant (acquisition and performance)
imitation: copy model behavior
social learning and aggression: watching violence has big impacts