PSYCH 2B03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Social Learning Theory, Decision-Making, Psych
16 Jun 2013
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Chapter 15: learning to be a person behaviourism and social learning. Way people think, plan, perceive, and believe are important parts of learning, and that research must address these processes. Behaviourist have concentrated too much on elements of learning that are important for animals, and not enough on aspects that are more important for humans. We choose our environments and change them as a result of what we do in them. Habitat hierarchy: behaviour you are most likely to perform at a given moment resides at the top of your habitat hierarchy, while you least likely behaviour is at the bottom. The effects of rewards, punishments, and learning is to rearrange the habitat hierarchy. Drive is a state of psychological tension that feels good when the tension is reduced. Pleasure comes from satisfying the need that produced the drive. Primary drives: food, water, physical comfort, avoidance of physical pain, sexual gratification, etc.
