The Learning Process

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The Learning Process
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Behaviorism

• A branch of the learning approach
• The learning approach that emphasizes the effects
  of experience on behavior
• Example You make jokes, and you are rewarded
  positively by peoples laughter of amusement

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John Watson

• The founder of behaviorism
• External forces or influences largely shape
  peoples preferences and behavior

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B.F. Skinner

• Skinner adopted Watsons theory in the 1930s
• We should pay attention to how organisms behave
  and avoid trying to see within peoples minds

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Socialization

• Socialization is the process by which people
  learn the socially desirable behaviors of their
  particular culture and adopt them as part of
  their personalities
• Skinner said that environmental influences, such
  as parental approval and social custom, condition
  or shape us into wanting some things and not
  wanting others.
• We are shaped into wanting what is good for
  society at an early age

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Purposeful Learning

• People can purposely change their environment
• People want to learn about what is around
  themselves
• Behavior is not just based on learning from
  observing (Observational Learning reading about
  others or watching media)

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Internal Factors

• Skills ? physical social abilities
• Values ? value we put on the outcome of a certain
  behavior affects actions (value good grades
  study more)
• Goals ? once goals are set, we plan the most
  effective to reach them
• Expectations ? Predictions of what will happen in
  different situations
• Self-efficacy expectations ? beliefs people have
  about themselves

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Albert Bandura

• Practically any behavior that could be learned
  form direct experience could also be learned by
  observing and modeling other people
• Bobo Doll experiment
• Studies showed that children learn what society
  deems acceptable behavior by watching and
  modeling others.

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Social Cognitive Theory

• Personality is shaped and learning is acquired by
  interaction
• Personal Factors thoughts, beliefs, values,
  expectations, emotional disposition, biological
  and genetic make-up
• Behaviour ones actions and experience
• Environmental Factors social, cultural, and
  political forces that influence behaviour
• (Understand and predict human behaviour)