CH5_observational

The learning that takes place when a person observes and imitates another's behavior is called

Observational learning is different from the associative learning described by behaviorism because it relies on_____________: The learner has to pay attention. remember, and reproduce what the model did

Learning that occurs when a person observes and imitates behavior.

Often_______ takes less time than operant conditioning.

In observational learning, the first process that must occur is __________

In observational learning, you must encode the information and keep it in memory so that you can retrieve it.

Element of observational learning, is the process of imitating the model's actions.

In observational learning, the question is whether the model's behavior is followed by a consequence

Seeing a model attain reward for an activity increases the chances that an observer will repeat the behavior

Seeing the model punished makes the observer less likely to repeat the behavior

E. C. Tolman (1932) emphasized the idea that much of behavior is goal-directed

Unreinforced learning that is not immediately reflected in behavior

A form of problem solving in which the organism: it develops a sudden insight into or understanding of a problem's solution.

The tendency of animals to revert to instinctive behavior that interferes with learning.

Species-specific biological predisposition to learn in certain ways but not others.

Preparedness suggests that this association is related to the __________ and is difficult to modify

____________ can determine the content of learning

Mindset in which people believe that their qualities are carved in stone and cannot change

Mindset in which people believe their qualities can change and improve through their effort