Learning Theories

Question 1

What is learning?

Answer 1

Permanent change in behaviour which occurs as a result of practice or experience

Question 2

What has our knowledge of how we learn guided?

Answer 2

Behavioural change and modify undesirable patterns of behaviour

Question 3

What are the four learning theories?

Answer 3

Classical conditioning (Pavlov)
Operant conditioning (Skinner)
Social learning (Bandura)
Cognitive learning (Piaget)

Question 4

What is social learning-Bandura

Answer 4

Observing and monitoring behaviours

How human behaviour can be influenced by cognitive, behavioural and environmental influences

Question 5

What is the doll experiment in social learning?

Answer 5

People learn through imitation
Role models are non aggressive and aggressive to the doll
Child left along with doll to see if they’re aggressive towards the doll or not

Question 6

What are the results of the Bandura experiment?

Answer 6

Children more exposed to aggressive role model more likely to be aggressive than those not exposed
Boys were more aggressive than girls
More influenced by same sex role models