observational learning Flashcards
albert bandura
led the bobo doll experiment, learn by watching others and imitating specific behaviors
observational learning takes place in 4 steps:
(1) paying attention and perceiving features of another’s behavior
(2) remembering the behavior
(3) reproducing the behavior
(4) being motivated to learn and carry out behavior
bobo doll experiment
young children watch a film of an adult attacking a bobo doll and when given the opportunity to play with the bobo doll most children attacked the bobo doll in the same way
behavior modification
using operant conditioning principles to modify your maladaptive or unwanted behavior
biofeedback
gaining grayer awareness of many physiological functions primarily using instruments that provide info on the activity of those same systems