Superstitions & Learning Without Reinforcement - Chapter 6 Flashcards
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Superstitions
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- Superstitions can form when it is not clear what behaviour led to the reward
- B.F. Skinner and ‘superstitious’ pigeons
- Confirmation bias
- Superstitions can have positive effects on controllable behaviours
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Latent Learning
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Learning that is not expressed until the organism’s response is reinforced
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Observational Learning
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- Changes in behaviour and knowledge that result from watching others
- Albert Bandura’s ‘Bobo doll’ experiment
- Social Learning Theory
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Social Learning Theory
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- Attention
- Memory
- motor ability
- Motivation
