The Role Of Mediational Processes Flashcards
Why is it described as this?
Because it focuses on how mental (cognitive) factors are involved in learning
These mental factors mediate (intervene) in the learning process to determine what?
Whether a new response is acquired
What are the four mental or meditational processes in learning that were identified by bandura?
Attention
Retention
Motor reproduction
Motivation
What’s attention ?
The extent to which we notice certain behaviours
What’s retention?
How well the behaviour is remembered
What’s motor reproduction?
The ability of the observer to preform the behaviour
What’s motivation?
The will to preform the behaviour, which is often determined by whether the behaviour was rewarded or punished
What do attention and retention relate to?
The learning of behaviour
What does motor reproduction and motivation relate to?
The performance of behaviour
Unlike traditional behaviour what happens?
The learning and preformance of behaviour need not to occur together
Observed behaviours may be stored by..?
The observer and reproduced at a later time
What is SLT often described as?
The ‘bridge’ between traditional learning theory and the cognitive approach
