Background:
Growing up in a fast-paced environment, where many people either knew a lot or had the art of speaking like they knew, taught me that with practice makes perfect. I was always able to learn something by watching how one acts in a certain situation. Seeing how they approach it and get through it weather positive or negative was a lesson for me. I have learned to look at a situation and evaluate it for now and how it may affect me later. I was also able to learn though process of elimination, I would often do something to see the outcomes and reactions I would receive after. If it wasn’t my intended outcome I would often go back and approach it another way. As time went on I learned that from a theorist perspective I would be considered …show more content…
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In 1977, psychologist Albert Bandura created the social learning theory. This theory brings forth the idea that people, mostly children learn through modeling. Modeling is the act of learning through watching a parent or family member, television character, or a friend and later copying the behavior observed. Bandura’s most famous and known experiment was the “Bobo doll experiment”. During this experiment children watched an adult be aggressive towards a bobo doll and after they were observed reenacting the same actions towards the doll. This brought forth the notion that aggression can be learned as well as other behaviors. Personally, I have used and observed this method in myself and my younger family members. My youngest cousin is 18 months. Watching her grow up I observed how she would imitate her father’s walk and call people’s names like our grandmother. Because she is so young she is easily impressionable making anything someone does often a trend in her mind and likely something she would …show more content…
His most famous and well known study was the puzzle box. This study consisted of a cat being placed in a box and timed on how long it took for them to escape. The study implemented a reward for the cat once it escaped which made it learn and remember faster thus making the escape time short each trail. The goal of operant conditioning is to understand the difference between punishment and reward using a hands-on approach. In humans, it could the difference between a parent saying “No you can’t do… because …” or them saying “Good job, here’s $20”. In retrospect, I have noticed I have learned mostly through operant conditioning. Being an only child I often paid attention to how my mother would react to other children’s behavior when visiting my school or other activities I was a part of. From my observation I learned how not to act in public and that it was best not to try the things other children did with my mom, I avoided a lot of punishment that way. I have also noticed how different actions have different reactions for different people. Something done or said in the presence of my mother can be ok to her but when done or said in front of my grandmother it would be frowned upon. A prime example is when I decided to go away for college instead of going to a community college. My mother was completely supportive and excited for my future journey and upcoming experiences whereas
Growing up in a fast-paced environment, where many people either knew a lot or had the art of speaking like they knew, taught me that with practice makes perfect. I was always able to learn something by watching how one acts in a certain situation. Seeing how they approach it and get through it weather positive or negative was a lesson for me. I have learned to look at a situation and evaluate it for now and how it may affect me later. I was also able to learn though process of elimination, I would often do something to see the outcomes and reactions I would receive after. If it wasn’t my intended outcome I would often go back and approach it another way. As time went on I learned that from a theorist perspective I would be considered …show more content…
Body:
In 1977, psychologist Albert Bandura created the social learning theory. This theory brings forth the idea that people, mostly children learn through modeling. Modeling is the act of learning through watching a parent or family member, television character, or a friend and later copying the behavior observed. Bandura’s most famous and known experiment was the “Bobo doll experiment”. During this experiment children watched an adult be aggressive towards a bobo doll and after they were observed reenacting the same actions towards the doll. This brought forth the notion that aggression can be learned as well as other behaviors. Personally, I have used and observed this method in myself and my younger family members. My youngest cousin is 18 months. Watching her grow up I observed how she would imitate her father’s walk and call people’s names like our grandmother. Because she is so young she is easily impressionable making anything someone does often a trend in her mind and likely something she would …show more content…
His most famous and well known study was the puzzle box. This study consisted of a cat being placed in a box and timed on how long it took for them to escape. The study implemented a reward for the cat once it escaped which made it learn and remember faster thus making the escape time short each trail. The goal of operant conditioning is to understand the difference between punishment and reward using a hands-on approach. In humans, it could the difference between a parent saying “No you can’t do… because …” or them saying “Good job, here’s $20”. In retrospect, I have noticed I have learned mostly through operant conditioning. Being an only child I often paid attention to how my mother would react to other children’s behavior when visiting my school or other activities I was a part of. From my observation I learned how not to act in public and that it was best not to try the things other children did with my mom, I avoided a lot of punishment that way. I have also noticed how different actions have different reactions for different people. Something done or said in the presence of my mother can be ok to her but when done or said in front of my grandmother it would be frowned upon. A prime example is when I decided to go away for college instead of going to a community college. My mother was completely supportive and excited for my future journey and upcoming experiences whereas