PSY 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Amygdala, Observational Learning, Psych
23 Sep 2020
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A 14 month old child imitates the adult on tv in pulling a toy apart. Imitation onset learning by observation begins early in life. Bandura"s bobo experiments individuals learn through imitating others who. Attention: one must pay attention to a behavior and its consequences. Reproduction observers must have the motor ability to reproduce the modeled. Motivation observer must expect reinforcement for modeled act. Children in elementary school who are exposed to violent television, behavior videos, and video games experience an increase aggression. Studies have shown that playing violent video games desensitizes children to violence. Aggression physical or verbal behavior intended to cause harm. Darwin speculated that, in the absence of language, our ancestors communicated with facial expression. Some fears are easier to learn than others. The amygdala in the brain associates emotions like fear with certain situations. People generally become angry with friends and loved ones who commit wrongdoings, especially if they are willful, unjustified, and avoidable.
