FRHD 3150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Social Learning Theory
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Society trains us: we learn to, associate words/phrases with emotions, help us conform to acceptable areas of society. Rules: when there is contingency between a behaviour & a consequence, can function as behavioural cues or prompt, reminder of the rule can change behaviour because the rule has already been learned (experiencing the consequence again is unnecessary) Don"t speed here or you"ll get a ticket". Partial rules": a prompt that refers to part of the rule to act as a reminder. Reduced speed ahead": can occur naturally, can be created, e. g. If you don"t get enough sleep you"ll be tired: e. g. If you go to bed on time you"ll get a story. Effective rules: effective rules have, specific descriptions of the behaviour, specific descriptions of the circumstance/context, probable consequences, consistently occur, sizeable consequences (worthwhile, deadline for behaviour, can be understood by the client, can be broken down into easy-to-follow steps.