PS271 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Social Learning Theory, Behaviorism, Observational Learning
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We are like rats in mazes, discovering life, reacting off of conditionings. Skinner believed personality is a false hypothesis, that we only act and react. Motivation for behaviour is our hedonistic tendency, our desire to achieve happiness. Ex: child w autism does not make eye-contact. Ex: you cannot lick people at the bus stop. Occur bc of stimuli occurring close together in time to teach what happens if we do x action. Ex: i see that you fail if you don"t study so i study more. Dollard & miller discuss drive reduction as the motivation behind. Applying swift punishment to increase association of the. Using examples from others to learn: primary drives - food, water, shelter, secondary drives - love, support, cooking. It consists of: approach-approach: 2 equally appealing options are present & it is hard to choose which one to go with.
