SOCPSY 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Critical Period Hypothesis, Social Learning Theory, Observational Learning
29 Sep 2016
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Primary socialization largely absent for genie: limited social interaction with parents, confined to room and specific situation (e. g. feeding, socialization is a necessity for children"s wellbeing. Key processes identified by social learning theory absent: instrumental conditioning. Shaping: gradually increase correspondence between the learner"s behaviour and the desired response. How we might learn the right behavior. Giving a dog a treat every time she does something close to rolling over. External reinforcement vs internal reinforcement: observational learning. Genie"s isolation meant that she had very little opportunity to observe even basic behaviours, or more complex behavioural patterns (e. g. dressing) Without language, children are unable to successfully undergo more complex socialization and learn about the values, norms and standards of a particular culture. Genie initially demonstrated little aptitude for the three components of language: the sound system (phonology, words and their associated meanings (lexicon, and the rules for combining words into meaningful utterances (grammar)
