psychology quiz 15 Flashcards
imitating the behavior of others
Example: Before we model others, we must judge them credible(worth modeling)
Modeling:
learning by watching others
Example: Adolescents exhibit this more than adults do
Social Learning:
neurons that form the basis of social learning,empathy, and imitation
Without __________ ___________, social leanring would be impossible
Mirror neurons
the ability to feel what other people feel
Empathy:
People withautismare often said to have______
“broken mirrors”
Example: Brain 1 is the brain of a person getting their pinky finger cut off, and a part of their brain lights up. Brain 2 is the brain of someone watching Brain 1 get their pinky cut off, and their brain lights up in the same place with less intensity
**The emotional parts of the brain lights up, but not the sensory parts
FMRI scansshow that it is possible to “feel another’s pain”
designed famous experiment (BOBO Doll Experiment) in social learning in 1961
Social learning can bepro-socialoranti-social
Albert Bandura:
promoting positive human relations(peace, cooperation, selflessness, generosity, etc.)
Ex: helping a student who drops his/her stuff, tutoring, canned food drive
Prosocial:
promoting negative human relations(conflict, anger, vengeance, etc.)
Ex: bullying, gossip, social exclusion,
Antisocial:
