Social Learning Course Analysis

Learning by definition is any relatively permanent change in behavior that is brought on by experience or practice. The “Relatively Permanent” part of the definition refers to the fact that when people learn anything, some part of their brain is physically changed to record what they have learned. (Farmer et., 2013; Loftus & Loftus, 1980). This is actually a process of memory, for without the ability to remember what happens people cannot learn anything. It is thought that once a person learns something it is present somewhere in their brain in physical form even if they cant get to it. As for the inclusion of experience or practice in the definition of learning this is seen in the fact that if we do something and have a negative experience such as pain we are likely not to do it again where as if we have a positive outcome after doing something we are more likely to do it again. Other changes in the brain are caused by growing. This is controlled by our genetic blueprint. This is called maturation.

Receiving an education via an online course is one that has begun with many challenges. I have come from having no knowledge of researching information to feel like I have journeyed a long way finding the confidence to research pertinent and quality resources. Through this particular unit I have been given the implements to develop a sound knowledge of online group collaborations and the programs to allow the communication to take place.

In this essay, I will try to evaluate Social learning theory as originated by Albert Bandura. I am going to use three pieces of evidence, in a form of case studies, which have been done previously to support or contradict Bandura’s theory. I will demonstrate my knowledge of these studies throughout their analysis, trying to highlight their strengths and limitations.

At the beginning of the course, I was very excited and enthused to learn about social psychology, specifically because of its relevance to our everyday life. After reading the course material in that first week, I was drawn to both the social learning perspective and the sociocultural perspective. So for the final discussion post of this course, I decided to write about the perspective that I align with most and how it has developed over these past eight weeks. After doing a lot of reading and studying, I found that I most aligned with the social learning perspective. The social learning perspective focuses on a system of rewards and punishments; whereas individuals learn appropriate and inappropriate social behaviors through being either rewarded for socially acceptable behavior or punished for socially unacceptable behaviors (Kenrick, Neuberg, & Cialdini, 2015). Early on in one’s childhood, he is taught values, morals, and life lessons that seek to produce a good, law-abiding, compassionate citizen of the world.

learning theorists have failed to provide a concise idea of how the various learned behaviours are

Creating an effective learning course requires that you know a little about your audience. Depending on the profile of the course taker, you can tailor the content accordingly.

In the crash course videos, I learned about behaviorism- “an empirically rigorous science focused on observable behaviors and not unobservable internal mental processes”. Along with behaviorism is learned that scholars of learning describe learning as “the process of acquiring, through experience, the new and relatively enduring information or behaviors”. We learned about Classical Conditioning- “a type of learning in which one learns to link two or more stimuli and anticipate events” and also about Operant Conditioning- “ a type of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforce or diminished if followed by a punisher”. Something I didn’t realize is that humans by nature are more taste averse than sight or sound averse.

At the beginning of this course I had a decent definition of learning, "For me, learning is the act of gaining knowledge through experience and instructional guidance, applying knowledge to your everyday life, workplace or career advancement." In fact, learning is much more than gaining information; the old saying applies "It is what you do with it that counts." Johnston defined learning as (page 1.2), "taking in the world around you", "connecting to what you are experiencing", and "making sense of the experience". Definition captures the entire process of learning. First, receive knowledge and immediately start connecting it to your life. Second, apply critical thinking to better understand and make sense of the newly acquired information. After establishing connection, critical thinking and better understanding, follow through with appropriate response and application. My initial definition was only the first part of the Learning Concept. This course opened my eyes to the additional steps to make most of learning.

We both have the same weaknesses. Letting go can be so hard especially with an emotional attachment. I work with kids and I know next year I'm leaving them which will hurt. My greatest strength in a helping relationship, will be deepening understanding and goal setting. I have a tendency to be nonjudgmental, which make people want to open up to me. I tend to focus on wanting to know the true person, so we can get to the root of the problem. I believe throughout this course, we will learn the proper way of getting

Kandel (2009) identifies three main forms in the process of learning: habituation, sensitization and conditioning. From the studies of physiologist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936), Kandel (2009) argues that these forms of learning occur from the association of a stimulus with another stimulus or a stimulus with a response. Habituation occurs when the repetition of a stimulus leads to suppression of a response. Sensitization is the reverse. In this case, we learn to give attention to a stimulus

Behaviours that produce favourable consequences are repeated and become habits, but those that produce unfavourable consequences tend not to recur (Ouellette and Wood, 1998 as cited in Martin et.al, 2006). Experience changes the probability of repeating certain behaviours indicating that learning involves adaptation. As time goes on, old behaviours are eliminated and new behaviours are learned. Pavlov discovered and formalized many of the most important laws of classical behaviour, B.F.Skinner (1938) investigated and formalized may of the basic laws of operant

Psychology is a broad subject filled with many different theories, several theories of which that were particularly interesting fall under the topic “The Learning Perspective”. In fact, Learning is described as the acquisition of knowledge or skills through experience, study, or by being taught. This paper takes a leap further into the psychology and true meaning behind the Learning Perspective, as well as its Biological Importance in our everyday lives. The ideology behind his perspective basically revolves around the idea that behavior is trained, conditioned, reinforced and essentially reflexive. Two of the main theories are listed as follows; The Behaviorism theory and The Cognitive theory. Each theory draws a clear distinction about its differences and similarities with its connection to stimuli. For example, in both sub theories, such as Classical Conditioning and Operant Conditioning, an action is done and a specific response is given. What sets both theories apart are the positivity or negativity of the reward for the action. From this paper, the importance of Learning is discussed as well as the effectiveness of the different theories and its principles that define and set each other apart.

     Psychologists have preformed many studies and proposed many theories regarding learning. Learning can be defined as a relatively permanent change in behavior that is due to past experience.

Learning theory can be summarized as behaviour which shows us how animals and people respond to a stimulus. This is incredibly important due to the direct impact it has on many features of daily life and how we implement this into our practices, from the way education systems are structured to the way we train dogs. The concepts of Classical Conditioning (a concept first established by Ivan Pavlov in the 1980’s) and Operant conditioning (founded by B.F Skinner around the 1920’s) can provide psychologists

Behavioral Learning Theories Most theorists agree that learning occurs when experience causes a change in a person's knowledge or behavior . Behaviorists emphasize the role of environmental stimuli in learning and focus on the behavior, i.e., an observable response. Behavioral theories are based on contiguity, classical and operant conditioning, applied behavior analysis, social learning theory and self-regulation/cognitive behavior modification. Early views of learning were contiguity and classical conditioning.