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PSYCH 215
Module 10
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
04/30/2010

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Live Model
Definition
someone there to model behavior for you and show you
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symbolic model
Definition
hero in a story who is an influence on you
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assumptions of cognitive learning
Definition
-people can learn by observing other
-learning may or may not lead to a behavior change
-personal characteristics are important
-behavior can be self-regulated
-there are indirect effects to reinforcement and punishment
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Vicarious Reinforcement
Definition
The reinforcement that occurs as a result of watching a model get reinforced for a specific behavior or series of behaviors.
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conditions for vicarious learning
Definition
-effect of reinforcement- if teacher does or doesn't like being interrupted
-effect of punishment- teacher's reaction
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characteristics of effective models
Definition
-competence- understand others thoughts and why they don't understand something
-high status- someone important to you
-gender
-relevance- some importance to you
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elements of observational learning
Definition
-attention
-retention
-production
-motivation/reinforcement
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response facilitation effect
Definition
see someone get rewarded for something so you want to do the same
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response inhibition effect
Definition
see someone get punished for something so you don't do it
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response disinhibition effect
Definition
expect someone to get punished for something but they don't, so you are more likely to engage in that behavior
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triadic reciprocal determinism
Definition
behavior isn't based on simple cause and effect
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self-efficacy
Definition
our belief in our ability to succeed

high or low can be based on logical or illogical information
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effect of low-self-efficacy
Definition
if thinking bad, will do bad
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effect of high-self-efficacy
Definition
try hard in difficult classes
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development for self-efficacy
Definition
-past performance
-modeling - other people's ability
-verbal persuasion- other's confidence in you
-psychological states- self fulfilling prophecy
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self-regulation
Definition
you are in control of your behavior
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components of self-regulation
Definition
-self-observation-knowing your ability
-self-judgement- comparison to goals
-self evaluation- determining the quality of judgement and possibly providing self-imposed consequences-more specific, better off
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development of self regulation
Definition
-more difficult with younger children
-develops in elementary years
-high school students have higher self-regulation than middle schoolers
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self-regulation and educational outcomes
Definition
-high self-efficacy
-setting higher achievement goals
-more focus and enjoyment for learning activities
-attributing academic success to one's own learning strategies
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improving self-efficacy and self regulation
Definition
-provide students with accurate specific feedback rather than undeserved positive feedback
-model self-efficacy
-foster collective efficacy in school system- feel like people work together
-model learning strategies and guide the practice of learning strategies
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