Observational and Cognitive Learning

Albert Bandura studied the impact of observational learning.

Observational learning is learning from what we can perceive around us.

The Bobo Doll experiment teaches us that children learn from their environment.

Antisocial behavior discourages inclusion and healthy connection.

Prosocial behavior encourages inclusion and healthy connection.

Observational learning requires attention, retention, reproduction, and motivation.

Cognitive learning is learning by thinking and playing out scenarios in our head.

Cognitive learning can lead to superstitions.

David Asusubel coined the term meaningful learning.

Meaningful learning requires connections between information we already know and information we are currently learning to be made.

Cognitive maps are a mental image of where we need to go and can be made after traversing a route multiple times.

High motivation and low frustration are needed for learning.