Lana Morris
When I listen to the lyrics of this song and think of them in relation to this weeks lecture topics, I think about employee appraisals. It makes me think about how the employee may feel during the process and the affects they can have on future performance. If an employer gives you feedback that you need to improve your performance, it can feel like a ‘jagged little pill’ to swallow. However, after this information has been processed, it may prompt the employee to take up training, to see how far they can go within the organisation. To ‘bite off more they can chew’ and learn from that experience. I also liked the line ‘wear it out (the way a 3 year-old would do)’ as a reference to the different type of learning styles we discussed.
(Also I loved this album, still know all the words and a teacher in Intermediate used to call me Alanis Morissette due to our names being similar.)
Mike Firth
The song “You Learn” by Alanis Morrissette is a perfect example of how behaviour is influenced by consequences, as is the case in Operant Conditioning. Much like how her heart (and assumedly her guardedness in relationships) has become jaded and more careful due to having it broken (among other forms of negative experiences and consequences thereby in her life), one can become more avoidant of specific types of stimuli or behaviours through having a negative result occur due to them. For example, falling off a bike teaches you how to ride it better to avoid falling again. You learn.