Wednesday, October 17, 2012

What is the difference between observational learning and operant conditioning theory?

The major difference between these two is that one is
experienced directly whereas the other is only experienced vicariously, or through
observation.


In operant conditioning, a person's behavior
is affected by reinforcements and punishments that the person experiences him or her
self.  The person behaves a certain way and then observes the responses of others to
that behavior.  The other people's responses help to shape the first person's
behavior.


In observational learning, a person's behavior is
influenced by what happens to other people when they behave
in certain ways.  The person who is learning does so by seeing responses are elicited by
others' behaviors.  The person then bases his or her behavior on the lessons learned by
watching what happens to the other people.

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