Observational Learning

Question 1

Observational learning

Answer 1

Where a person learns by watching the behaviour demonstrated by another.

Question 2

Modeling

Answer 2

Tendency for a person to copy the behaviour or attitude that is demonstrated by another person

Question 3

Process of observational learning - ARRMR

Answer 3

Attention 
Retention 
Reproduction
Motivation 
Reinforcement

Question 4

ARRMR - A

Answer 4

Attention

Focus on distinctive features of models behaviour

Question 5

ARRMR - First R

Answer 5

Retention

Need to be able to remember models behaviour

Question 6

ARRMR - Second R

Answer 6

Reproduction

Must be capable of imitating the behaviour

Question 7

ARRMR - M

Answer 7

Motivation

Needs to be an incentive to imitate behaviour

Question 8

ARRMR - Third R

Answer 8

Must be some reward for modeling behaviour (either internal satisfaction, external reinforcement or vicarious reinforcement)

Question 9

Factors that make a model more likely to be modeled

Answer 9

• model is liked
• high status
• similar to ourselves (age, sex)
• familiar to us (behaviour stands out clearly and we can imagine being able to copy the behaviour)

Question 10

Vicarious Conditioning

Answer 10

Learning indirectly from watching another persons conditioning

Question 11

Vicarious reinforcement

Answer 11

Model is rewarded for their behaviour. Increases likelihood that models behavior will be copied

Question 12

Vicarious punishment

Answer 12

Model is punished for their behaviour. Decreases likelihood that’s models behaviour will be copied