Approaches - SLT

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  • Social learning theory
    • Vicarious reinforcement
      • Reinforcement which is not directly experienced but occurs through observing someone being reinforced for a behaviour.
      • Learns how to perform a behaviour but also what the consequences of it are.
    • Key assumptions
      • Behaviour is learned through observation and imitation of others
      • Learning occurs both directly and indirectly
      • Bandung’s BoBo doll study found that children modelled adults but were less likely to reproduce a behaviour if the adult had been punished for it.
    • Mediational processes
      • The cognitive factors which influence learning.
        • Motor reproduction
        • Retention
        • Motivation
        • Attention
    • Identification
      • When an observer associates themselves with a role mode and wants to be like them
      • Learning behaviours through modelling their role model

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