Asked by Holly Pershall on Apr 28, 2024
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Cheryl hears a new song on the radio every day during the week on her commute to work.Surprisingly,when the song comes on at a party on Saturday night,she knows most of the words without trying.
A) Describe the three ways that we use cognition to learn without reinforcement.
B) Which type of cognitive learning without reinforcement best explains how Cheryl knew the song lyrics? Explain your answer.
Cognitive Learning
A type of learning that involves mental processes like thinking, knowing, remembering, and problem-solving, emphasizing understanding and organization of information.
Reinforcement
In psychology, a concept where a stimulus or event follows a behavior and increases the likelihood of the behavior's occurrence in the future.
Song Lyrics
The words or text of a song, often considered in terms of their meaning, rhyming scheme, and contribution to the song's overall effect.
- Detail the fundamentals of cognitive learning theories, stressing the significance of observational learning, mirror neurons, and the phenomenon of learning without the need for overt reinforcement.
- Identify the impact of environmental elements on the learning mechanisms, emphasizing the function of mirror neurons and cognitive learning in the absence of reinforcement.
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Kristen Prophet-DillmanMay 01, 2024
Final Answer :
A) There are three main types of learning that occur without reinforcement.(1) Cognitive map-a visual and spatial representation of an environment that exists in our minds.(2) Latent learning-learning that takes place in the absence of reinforcement and is not always immediately obvious.(3) Insight learning-a sudden understanding of a problem after a period of inaction or time spent thinking about the problem.
B) Cheryl's behavior can best be explained by latent learning.Although she was not aware that she had been processing the words to the song while she was in the car (or even paying that much attention),her ability to sing the song after this repeated exposure suggests that her brain was gradually learning this information.
B) Cheryl's behavior can best be explained by latent learning.Although she was not aware that she had been processing the words to the song while she was in the car (or even paying that much attention),her ability to sing the song after this repeated exposure suggests that her brain was gradually learning this information.
Learning Objectives
- Detail the fundamentals of cognitive learning theories, stressing the significance of observational learning, mirror neurons, and the phenomenon of learning without the need for overt reinforcement.
- Identify the impact of environmental elements on the learning mechanisms, emphasizing the function of mirror neurons and cognitive learning in the absence of reinforcement.