PSYC 2000 Chapter : Ch 5 Lecture 3 Observational Learning
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5 lecture 3: cognitive learning theory and observational learning: who were the key figures in cognitive learning theory and what did they contribute, tolman, rat experiment- trained three groups of rats to run the same maze. 1: reinforced with food every time it made its way out. Group 2: received no reinforcement for completing that maze for the first 9 days, but did on the tenth day. Group 3: did not receive and reinforcement at any point during the experiment. 1) reaching a banana outside of the enclosure that was beyond arm reach. Learning new behavior by watching a model perform the behavior. Neurons in the frontal lobe that fire both when we perform an action and when we observe others doing the action. A pioneer in the research of observational learning. Conducted the famous bobo doll experiments: bobo doll experiments- kids would watch a video of a woman either ignoring the doll or beating it up.
