Cognitive Learning and Memory

CheckPoint: Social Cognitive Learning and Memory

Sarah Malcolm

PSY/202

June 6, 2014

I learned from the Bobo Doll experiment that if a child physically sees an individual hitting someone that the child is going to think that is okay (Same goes for physical punishment). If this is done upon the child, the child is going to respond back with the same kind of aggression on someone or something else of the same nature. One specific thing that I believe was learned by observing the man beat would be simply, watching a grown man was doing to the doll. It most likely, made him think that it was okay to be aggressive. Also, making the sounds go along with the punching, hitting and kicking the doll (most likely) peaks the child’s interests, even more.

This knowledge was stored into long-term memory because I am a visual person. Every time I see something that could be thought of a slight form of physical punishment with what my children are doing, I will put a stop to it, immediately. I will always think of that Bobo Doll getting hit every time I notice something that could become a physical punishment response. It is not the same way that I will store things that I learn from the class because not all things throughout the class is going to be videos.

Things that are stored in my long-term memory affects critical thinking in many ways. The reason I say this is because of the way I was raised is an excellent example. Most likely has something to do with how every person is raised. While growing up, there are always things that your parents show you that is not exactly what they meant to teach you. Thus, these things taught by your parents can affect your critical thinking skills. Maybe it is just me that is how I feel. I am not sure if this is the exact answer you are looking for, but when I have issues learning it is not that I forgot the stuff that I learned. I just simply went blank, and I do not know what to say or how to put it, even though...