PSY 3103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning, Kanzi
22 Dec 2016
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Chapter twelve: observational learning, language, and rule governed behaviour. Observational learning: the behaviour of a model is witnessed by an observer, and the observer"s behaviour is subsequently altered. Considerable evidence shows that people can improve their performance on many tasks by simply watching others perform the task. Contagious behaviour: instinctive or reflexive behaviour triggered by the occurrence of the same behaviour in another individual (ie. yawning). Stimulus enhancement: the probability of a behaviour is changed because an individual"s attention is drawn to a particular item or location by the behaviour of another individual. (ie. someone"s behaviour making you aware of an otherwise familiar stimulus) Vicarious emotional response: classically conditioned emotional responses that result from seeing those emotional responses exhibited by others. Because we need to quickly learn dangerous situations, we may have an inherited tendency to react fearfully whenever we see someone else looking fearful. Jellyfish (ns) look of fear in others (us) fear in oneself (ur)
