Observational Learning

Question 1

what is observational learning?

Answer 1

when an organism responding is influenced by the observation of other’s behaviour

Question 2

what is the evolutionary reasons for observational learning?

Answer 2

easy to learn by copying, generally harmless if others are doing it too

Question 3

which group did the best and worst in the piercing through half piece of paper experiment?

Answer 3

no model and blind imitation did the worst, local enhancement did second best but observational learning did the best by a lot

Question 4

which group, DOL or DLE did best in the second trial?

Answer 4

DOL

Question 5

with the flower monkey experiment what was proven?

Answer 5

natural instinct overrides as no fear of flowers was acquired but fear of snakes was via observational learning AND instinct

Question 6

what are the four key processes of observational learning?

Answer 6

attention, retention, production (ability to actually perform the actions we observe), motivation (need to perform actions we witness)

Question 7

what are the five factors of selecting a model for observational learning successfully?

Answer 7

1. similarity to the observer.
2. models competence at the skill
3. models prestige
4. observers previous experience with model
5. multiple models - more influence