Psychology / Unit 5 Psych 0602 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Modeling Step Four: Motivation
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The idea
Modeling fails at the motivation step when the learner can perform the behavior and has no reason to.
In practice
The child ties shoes correctly when asked and never does it unprompted while an adult keeps offering.
Where people slip
This is the step vicarious reinforcement acts on. Seeing the model rewarded supplies what is missing.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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