Psychology 2035A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Diaphragmatic Breathing, Explanatory Style, Procrastination

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Cambell

Document Summary

Observational learning: developed by bandura, reaction to the non-cognitive behaviourism, cognitive processes are important in human being, bobo doll experiment(1965) Showed how observational learning is not totally separate from other types of learning. Saw model rewarded with aggressive behaviour, no consequence for aggressive behaviour, model reprimanded for aggressive behaviour. (3 diff types) Kids who saw the model punished performed less aggressive behaviours than those who were positively reinforced and those who did not receive consequences. Therefore, all groups learned the aggressive behaviors from the. Interacting with the environment- begin to distinguish them. Self concept begins to develop: self-consistency. Absence of conflict among self-perceptions: congruence. Consistency b2w self-perceptions and experience: self-esteem. How + or we feel about ourselves. Related to personal well-being, happiness, and adjustment: self-enhancement. Need to regard themselves + and have a tendency to preserve a + self image. Ppl consistently rate themselves above average on socially desirable characteristics.