SOCPSY 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Tantrum, Corporal Punishment, Anti-Social Behaviour
23 Sep 2016
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Key processes identified by social learning theory are absent. Instrumental conditioning: shaping: gradually increase correspondence between learners behavior and the desired response. Genie was punished for making noises: external vs. internal reinforcement. E. g. kid are taught how to write and also how to write neatly, and are praised for the neatness, reward themselves self satisfaction from the neat writing. Observational learning: genie"s isolation means she had few opportunity to observe basic behaviors. E. g. gender roles in games, tying shoes. Without language kids cant have complex socialization and learn about values, norms, and standards of a specific culture. Genie had limit aptitude for the 3 components of language: the sound system (phonology, words and associated meanings (lexicon, rules of grammar. She developed other communication skills: tough, looks, perhaps the other kinds of communication are strengthened because of the lack of verbal.
