Vicarious Learning

4 important questions on Vicarious Learning

What does Vicarious Learning as an attempt manipulate environments mean?

To influence behaviour by letting a person observe actions of others and then see the consequences of their behaviour.

What are the 3 types of Vicarious Learning? Stated by Bandura)

  1. Observational learning/modelling effects = An observer picks up new response patterns that they previously did not have;
  2. Inhibitory (remmend) and disinhibitory (ontremmend) effects = where inhibitory responses are strengthened or weakened by observing behaviour of the example and the consequences;
  3. Response facilitation: behaviour of model is a discriminative stimuli in promoting the event of previously learned responses.

How can Vicarious Learning Inhibit Undesired Behaviours without having to direct use of punishment?

By showing how models are punished with certain behaviour Vicarious Learning can reduce such behaviour without having to punish directly.
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Vicarious Learning can influence emotional behaviour/conditioning, how does it do this?

By seeing others' positive or negative experiences it can encourage certain behaviour.

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