Module 3.9

Question 1

Social learning theory

Answer 1

proposes that learning can occur by observation and does not have to involve personal experience with a consequence

Question 2

Vicarious conditioning

Answer 2

the acquisition of information, skills, or behavior through watching the performance of others, either directly or via such media as films and videos

Question 3

insight learning

Answer 3

a cognitive form of learning involving the mental rearrangement or restructuring of the elements in a problem to achieve a sudden understanding of the problem and arrive at a solution

Question 4

Latent learning

Answer 4

learning that is acquired without conscious effort, awareness, intention, or reinforcement and is not manifested as a change in performance until a specific need for it arises

Question 5

Cognitive maps

Answer 5

a mental understanding of an environment, formed through trial and error as well as observation.