PSYCH 1X03 Lecture 12: Influence of others
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Cyclists race faster than individual race against the clock. This can also be observed in children doing competitive tasks with no reward. Children wind the shing rod faster in a group. Social facilitation: the increase performance that occurs when co-actor or audience is present. Exceptions to the rule: learning non-sense syllables, completing a maze, solving a dif cult math problem. Zajonc"s resolution: presence of others increases arousal to improve performance on simple/practiced tasks, and decreases performance on complex/unfamiliar tasks. Social learning theory: you learn appropriate behaviour by imitating the others. Different than conditioning because the behaviour you learn from others don"t necessarily require a reward. Bobo doll experiment: children between 3 and 6 years old are placed in a room with an adult. The adult will model an aggressive play or passive play. Children imitate this experiment: they don"t need any reinforcement for aggressive behaviour. Go against behaviourist theory which suggests learning a behaviour requires reinforcement.
