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What concept explains that animals learn to expect certain outcomes based on the likelihood of a stimulus occurring?
What concept explains that animals learn to expect certain outcomes based on the likelihood of a stimulus occurring?
What phenomenon describes when learning is not immediately apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it?
What phenomenon describes when learning is not immediately apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it?
Who conducted research that illustrates observational learning using a Bobo doll?
Who conducted research that illustrates observational learning using a Bobo doll?
What is the term for the process by which observation of rewards or punishments affects one's behavior?
What is the term for the process by which observation of rewards or punishments affects one's behavior?
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What type of neurons fire both when performing an action and when observing another perform the same action?
What type of neurons fire both when performing an action and when observing another perform the same action?
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Which type of learning involves insight and problem-solving without rewards?
Which type of learning involves insight and problem-solving without rewards?
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Which researcher suggested the importance of cognitive processes in learning and proposed cognitive maps in rats?
Which researcher suggested the importance of cognitive processes in learning and proposed cognitive maps in rats?
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Which of the following is a significant consequence of Bandura's research on televised violence?
Which of the following is a significant consequence of Bandura's research on televised violence?
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Study Notes
Cognitive Processes and Conditioning
- Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner initially disregarded the role of cognition in learning, but subsequent research proved cognitive processes influence learning.
- Rescorla and Wagner demonstrated that animals develop "expectancy" – awareness of the likelihood of a UCS occurring.
- Cognition can hinder taste aversion development, potentially impacting substance use disorder treatment.
- Operant conditioning involves latent and insight learning considerations.
- Rats in mazes demonstrate latent learning: developing cognitive maps enabling faster navigation in subsequent attempts.
- Latent learning reveals that incentives don't drive learning itself, but solely its expression.
- Insight learning, exemplified by Kohler's chimpanzees, points to learning occurring without structured interactions.
Observational Learning
- Cognition is crucial for observational learning, in which we imitate observed behaviors.
- Observational learning doesn't necessitate personal experience of consequences.
- Vicarious conditioning describes how observing others' rewards or punishments for behaviors can influence our actions.
- Bandura's Bobo doll experiment highlighted children's imitation of aggressive behavior and verbal threats observed in adults.
- Insights from observational learning research inform strategies, including media violence restrictions, game ratings, and prosocial campaigns tackling issues like teen pregnancy and AIDS transmission.
Mirror Neurons
- Mirror neurons are hypothesized to fire when we perform actions or observe others performing them.
- Rizzolatti's research identified mirror neurons firing during both action execution and observation.
- Imitation is prevalent across species, facilitating the transmission of behaviors.
- Human imitative learning influences language, gestures, fashion, food culture, and moral development.
- Empathy and imitation are linked, with emotional responses being highly contagious.
- Imitation strengthens empathy.
Prosocial Behavior
- Observational learning and mirror neurons foster the imitation of both positive and negative behaviors.
- Modeling prosocial behaviors (positive, helpful actions) can yield prosocial outcomes.
- Behavior modeling in workplaces can effectively train new employees regarding job skills and workplace culture.
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Explore the fascinating role of cognitive processes in learning through theories of conditioning. This quiz covers key concepts like expectancy, latent learning, insight learning, and observational learning, highlighting their implications in behavior. Test your understanding of influential figures and their contributions to psychology.
