Cognitive ProcessCognitive Process

How people process and store How people process and store information influences behavior.information influences behavior.

What types of questions might a What types of questions might a Cognitive Psychologist ask?Cognitive Psychologist ask?

Cognitive Learning Cognitive Learning

How people process and store information How people process and store information influences behavior.influences behavior.

Height of influence 1950s-1970s Height of influence 1950s-1970s Latent Learning ModelLatent Learning Model Observational LearningObservational Learning Modeling Modeling ShapingShaping ImprintingImprinting Pro-social Learning Model Pro-social Learning Model

Major ContributorsMajor Contributors

Behaviorist and Biological PerspectivesBehaviorist and Biological Perspectives Developmental Process / Influences Developmental Process / Influences

MaturationMaturation PsychologicalPsychological Emotional Emotional

Social Facilitation and InfluenceSocial Facilitation and Influence Genetics Genetics Biological RelativismBiological Relativism

Major Contributors Major Contributors

Albert BanduraAlbert Bandura Social Development / Influence Social Development / Influence

Jean PiagetJean Piaget Cognitive DevelopmentCognitive Development

Erik EriksonErik Erikson Psychosocial Development Psychosocial Development

Lawrence KohlbergLawrence Kohlberg Social Moral DevelopmentSocial Moral Development

BanduraBandura

1960s1960s Observational Learning Observational Learning

Is there significant learning that takes place Is there significant learning that takes place not from individual experiences, but not from individual experiences, but observed behaviors?observed behaviors?

When and How do humans develop the When and How do humans develop the ability to recognize and learn from others / ability to recognize and learn from others / society?society?

Bandura ContinuedBandura Continued

Modeling is often noted as the process of Modeling is often noted as the process of observing and imitating a specific behavior.observing and imitating a specific behavior.

At 9 months of age infants will imitate novel At 9 months of age infants will imitate novel play behaviors.play behaviors.

By age 14 months they will imitate acts By age 14 months they will imitate acts modeled on television (Meltzoff, 1988)modeled on television (Meltzoff, 1988)

Can we observe a Correlation between forms Can we observe a Correlation between forms of social learning? of social learning? If a parent smokes is their child more likely to? If a parent smokes is their child more likely to? Will a parent reading to a child increase the Will a parent reading to a child increase the

likelihood that the individual will read in adulthood? likelihood that the individual will read in adulthood?

Bandura ContinuedBandura Continued

Parental Mascot ModelParental Mascot Model Same and Opposite Gender Identity Same and Opposite Gender Identity

DevelopmentDevelopment Teen Rebellion ModelTeen Rebellion Model Mate Ideation Model (significant other)Mate Ideation Model (significant other) Parental Perspective ModelParental Perspective Model

Politics, Religion, Belief systems, etc. ?Politics, Religion, Belief systems, etc. ?

Bandura’s Experiments Bandura’s Experiments

Page 265Page 265 Summarize Bandura’s Esperiments.Summarize Bandura’s Esperiments.

How are they examples of observational How are they examples of observational learning in practice? learning in practice?

What Conclusions can be drawn from his What Conclusions can be drawn from his work?work?

What are the applications of observational What are the applications of observational learning?learning?

What social implication do they provide?What social implication do they provide?

Major Contributors Major Contributors

Albert BanduraAlbert Bandura Social Development / Influence Social Development / Influence

Jean PiagetJean Piaget Cognitive DevelopmentCognitive Development

Erik EriksonErik Erikson Psychosocial Development Psychosocial Development

Lawrence KohlbergLawrence Kohlberg Social Moral DevelopmentSocial Moral Development

Theory in Practice ~ PiagetTheory in Practice ~ Piaget