2.2 - Social-Cognitive Approaches to Learning

Question 1

Social-cognitive approaches to learning

Answer 1

theories that propose learning takes place in a social setting and involves various cognitive processes

Question 2

Observational Learning

Answer 2

a process of learning that involves watching the behaviour of a model and the associated consequence of that behaviour

Question 3

Model (in relation to observational learning)

Answer 3

the individual who is performing the behaviour that is being observed

Question 4

Observational Learning - Attention

Answer 4

the first stage of the observational learning in which individuals actively focus on the model’s behaviour and the consequence of the behaviour

Question 5

Observational Learning - Retention

Answer 5

the second stage of observational learning in which individuals create a mental representation to remember the model’s demonstrated behaviour

Question 6

Observational Learning - Reproduction

Answer 6

the third stage of observational learning in which the individual must have the physical and mental capabilities to replicate this behaviour

Question 7

Observational Learning - Motivation

Answer 7

the fourth stage of observational learning in which the individual must want/desire to reproduce the behaviour

Question 8

Observational Learning - Reinforcement

Answer 8

the fifth stage of observational learning in which the individual receives a positive consequence for the behaviour which makes them more likely to reproduce the behaviour in the future