PSYC 325 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Autism Spectrum, Bird Vocalization, Social Learning Theory
30 Sep 2015
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Social learning (aka observational learning: difficult to study, especially in non-humans: Depends on the learner"s attention to and perception of the situation they observe. Up to the learner to decide when/how actually perform behaviors that have been observed. Hard to predict and measure what is learned: does it exist in nonhuman animals, some dolphins can learn from both other dolphins and humans, some primates can learn to imitate other primates. Copying what is seen: bobo doll: experimental study of social learning started by albert bandura, see if aggressive behavior in adults would be copied by children. Copying what is seen: bobo doll: complex pattern of results, exposure, children watched adult modeling aggressive behavior or an adult modeling quiet play, test, children were watched while playing with toys, including the. Clear demonstration that observing adult behavior influences child behavior. No reinforcement or punishment => not operant conditioning.
