EDPE 300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Observational Learning, Motivation

• School: McGill University
• Department: Educational & Counselling Psych
• Course: EDPE 300
• Professor: Scott Conrod

Document Summary

Expectations influence how people process new information. Nonoccurrence of an expected consequence reinforcing or punishing. Vicarious reinforcement: a phenomenon whereby a response increases in frequency when another observed person is reinforced for that response. Vicarious punishment: a phenomenon whereby a response decreases in frequency when another observed person is punished for that response. Incentive: a hoped-for, but not certain, consequence of behavior. Live model: an individual whose behavior is observed in the flesh. Symbolic model: a real or fictional character portrayed in the media that influence an observer"s behavior. Observational learning effect: occurs when an observer acquires a new behavior after watching someone else demonstrate it. Response facilitation effect: occurs when an observer displays a previously learned behavior more frequently after seeing someone else being reinforced for that behavior. Response inhibition effect: occurs when an observer displays a previously learned behavior less frequently after seeing someone else being punished for that behavior.