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* **Retention** - in order to learn a behavior it must be remembered (retained). | * **Retention** - in order to learn a behavior it must be remembered (retained). | ||
* **Reproduction** - converting symbolic representations from memory into appropriate actions. | * **Reproduction** - converting symbolic representations from memory into appropriate actions. | ||
- | * **Motivation** - in order to imitate a behavior a motivational factor must be present. Motivation can be positive (increasing probability of certain behavior) or negative (decreasing probability of certain behavior). Negative motivators don't cause learning. Motivators can be: | + | * **Motivation** - in order to imitate a behavior a motivational factor must be present. Motivation can be positive (increasing probability of certain behavior) or negative (decreasing probability of certain behavior). Negative motivators don't cause learning. Motivators can be(([[http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/bandura.html|Boeree, George. Albert Bandura.]])): |
* Past reinforcement/punishment - as in behaviorism. | * Past reinforcement/punishment - as in behaviorism. | ||
* Promised reinforcements/punishment - motivators we can imagine or threats. | * Promised reinforcements/punishment - motivators we can imagine or threats. |