KKDP : 4 Observational learning

Question 1

What is social learning?

Answer 1

it occurs when someone uses observations of another persons actions and their consequences to guy their future actions

Question 2

What is observational learning?

Answer 2

It is a form of social learning, where a person learns by watching the behaviour demonstrated y another

Question 3

what is modelling?

Answer 3

When the person demonstrates the learnt behaviour by imitating it

Question 4

Models can be

Answer 4

live - as in human

or symbolic - as in a tv character

Question 5

what factors can increase the likelihood of the learning paying attention to the model?

Answer 5

similarity, relevance, likeability ad credibility

Question 6

What are the 5 key processes of observational learning

Answer 6

attention

retention

reproduction

motivation

reinforcement

Question 7

Attention

Answer 7

The learner must actively watch the model

this can be influenced by the perceptual and cognitive capabilities of the learner as well as arousal levels

Question 8

Retention

Answer 8

the learner must remember (retain) a mental representation so that the learner can use this later

this is a cognitive process because a memory must be stored and retained for future use

Question 9

Reproduction

Answer 9

The learner must have the physical and intellectual ability to convert the mental representations into action

Question 10

Motivation

Answer 10

• The learner must want to imitate the learnt behaviour
• motivation is about a desire to perform the action not to learn it
• this will depend on whether the learner believes that there will be a desirable consequence

Question 11

Reinforcement

Answer 11

• Influences the likelihood that a learner will imitate an observed model’s behaviour
• the expectation not reinforcement as punishment influences the cognitive processes of the learner and how well they pay attention
• sometimes this learning may be latent, that is the learner may not show the behaviour until an incentive is offered

Question 12

what are the places reinforcement can come from?

Answer 12

The model
3rd person (symbolic) personal
vicariously

Question 13

Reinforcement from : The Model

Answer 13

parent praises child for imitating their behaviour

Question 14

Reinforcement from : 3rd person (symbolic) personal

Answer 14

Imitating a television personality or leader

Question 15

Reinforcement from : Personal

Answer 15

Own satisfaction as a result of imitation

Question 16

Reinforcement from : Vicariously

Answer 16

The consequences received by the model can effect the likelihood of the learner imitating the behaviour