PSYC 101 1st Edition Lecture 9 Outline of Last Lecture - Classical vs. Operant Conditioning Outline of Current Lecture Observational Learning Observational Learning- Learning by observing others - Learning by imitating models- Learning without direct experience Modeling - Observing and imitating specific behaviorsMirror Neurons - Neurons in the frontal lobe that perform actions by observing others - Enable imitation and empathy Vicarious Classical Conditioning - Classical responses acquired simply by observing the UCS-CS paring experienced by another person - Germ phobia Albert Bandura - Bobo doll experiment - observation of childrenDeveloping morality - Kohlberg sought to describe development of moral reasoning by posing moral dilemmas to children and adolescents Preconvention morality - children show morality to avoid punishment or gain reward Conventional morality - adolescence follow social rules and laws are upheld Post conventional morality - people’s agreed rights or follow ethical principles These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Morality - as our thinking matures, resist impulses and become less selfish, and become more caringContinuous reinforcement - reinforced every time, when first learning, but extinction happens quickly Partial reinforcement - reinforced sometimes, allows for learning to occur with minimal extinction Punishment - the rate of the behavior decreases- Causes unwanted behaviors to reappear in its absence- Causes aggression towards agents - Results in phobia - Justifies pain to others Reinforcer - increases rate of behavior Current Lecture- Children’s Method of
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