uous reinforcement
Reinforcement emphasizes what to do; punishment focuses on what not to do
Recipient's subsequent behavior determines whether consequence is reinforcing or punishing
Whether subsequent behavior is desirable or undesirable does not determine whether or not it was reinforced or punished
Whether subsequent behavior increases or decreases determines whether it was reinforced or punished
Results are not always what is intended
Reinforcers are not always rewards for good behavior; undesired behaviors often reinforced
Albert Bandura proposed social cognitive learning, alternative to operant conditioning (pp. 223-226)
Results from watching, imitating, and modeling and does not require observer to perform any observable behavior or receive of any observable reward
Complete opposite of Skinner's theory that only observable behavior important and that behavior shaped by environment through reinforcers and punishment
Children saw adult strike, kick, etc. while yelling, "Hit him! Kick him!"
Children who observed aggressive behavior later copied it when frustrated and doll available
Children who observed aggressive behavior but did not copy it initially, later demonstrated same behavior when offered reward to do so
Bandura achieved similar results in reducing fear of snakes subjects watching a live model handle a snake and then later imitating some of observed behaviors
Experimental group scored average of 27 on 29-step approach scale compared to control group's 10
Observational learning is also called modeling
Learn to imitate by observing another's behavior
Whose behavior we see reinforced (vicarious reinforcement) than model behavior we see punished
4 processes of social cognitive learning:
Observer must pay attention to what model says or does
Observer must store information in memory
Observer must be able to imitate model's behavior
Observer mu...