Social Learning Theory
- Created by: phoeberosee
- Created on: 23-04-18 19:31
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- Learning Approach- Social Learning
- Assumptions
- Bandar- Behaviour learned from experience
- Learn through observation + imitation
- Learning occur directly + Indirectly
- Vicarious Reinforcement
- Indirect learning, observe behaviour of others
- Only imitate if behaviours rewarded
- Observe consequences
- Role of Meditational Processes
- bridge between traditional learning theory + cognitive approach
- Mental factors mediate learning process to determine whether new response is learnt
- 2) Retention- how well behaviours remembered
- 4 Meditational Processes:
- 1) Attention- extent behaviour noticed
- 3) Motor reproduction-ability of observers to perform behaviour
- 4) Motivation- perform behaviour based on consequence
- Identification
- Imitate behaviour of people they identify with- Modelling
- Role model possesses similar characteristic to observer
- Bandura (1961)
- Recorded behaviour of children who watched adult behave aggressively to a bobo doll
- children behaved aggressively towards doll when saw adult behave aggressively than non-egressive group
- Bandura + Walters (1963)- videos to children where adult behaved aggressively towards bobo doll
- 1) Adult Praised- Children most aggressive
- 2) Adult punished- children least aggressive
- 3) Control aggression no consequence- children middle
- Assumptions
- Evaluation
- Emphasis importance of cognitive factors in learning
- Neither CC or OC offer a comprehensive account of human learning alone because cognitive factors are committed
- SLT provides more complete explanation of human learning than behaviourst approach, recognise role of meditational processes
- SLT can account for cultural differences in behaviour
- SL principles account for how children learn from people around them- explains how cultural norms transmitted
- Explains how children understand gender roles by imitation
- Biological approach only explains universal behaviours
- SLT less deterministic than behaviourist
- Bandura reciprocal determinism- influenced by our environment, we exert influence through behaviour we choose to do
- Element of free will- more realistic than behaviourist approach recognises we shape our enviroment
- SLT relies too heavily on evidence from lab studies
- Demand Characteristicse.g main purpose of bobo doll was to hit, behaved how they thought was expected
- Tell us little about how children learn aggression in normal life
- SLT undermines influence of biological factors
- Found boys showed more aggression than girls- regardless of experimental condition
- Explained by more testosterone in males causes aggression
- Bandura underplayed important influence of biological factors on social learning
- Emphasis importance of cognitive factors in learning
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