FMST 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Albert Bandura, Social Learning Theory, Reinforcement
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Theories put forth systematic and coherent explanations of the relationship between phenomena (i. e. , a reason why two things/variables are associated with each other). Theories also put forth concepts, which play an important role in research. For example, a theory states how concepts are defined, which supports the process of operationalization. Additionally, you"ll notice that concepts represent many of the variables (iv or dv) that are described or causally tested in various research studies. Concepts become your variables- overtime you use a concert you are supposed to reference the theorist. The primary purpose of the chapter two lectures is to ensure that you have a thorough understanding of the key concepts in the course. Review of theoretical concepts: learning theories: pavlov, skinner and bandura. Learning theories can also be called behavioral theories. They explain how the environment influences the learning of behaviours and emotions. Only looking at the environment (nurture) (biological: pavlov"s theory of classical conditioning (concepts in bold)
