Chapter 7 – Reward & Latent Learning

Reinforcers that are not inherently related to the activity being reinforced.

Examples would be: Money, praise, gold stars, applause, hugs, and thumbs-up. (pg. 244)

Reinforcers that are inherently related to the activity being reinforced. Examples would be: enjoyment of the task and the satisfaction of accomplishment.

(pg. 244)

A form of learning that is not immediately expressed in an overt response; it occurs without obvious reinforcement (pg. 247).

Emphasized how behavior is learned and maintained through observation and imitation of others, positive consequences, and cognitive processes such as plans, expectations, and beliefs (p.248).

A process in which an individual learns new responses by observing the behavior or another (a model) rather than through direct experience; sometimes called vicarious conditioning (pg. 248)