Social Larning Theory - Biopsychology
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- Created on: 30-03-15 11:41
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- SLT
- Basic Assumptions
- Mediational processes influence our behaviour
- Observational learning has 4 conditions
- Attention
- Retention
- Reproduction
- Motivation
- Learning can occur by observing role models in the environment
- Learning can be a result of direct/undirect reinforcement and vicarious reinforcement
- Bandura
- Showed 3-6yr old boys and girls a video of children of a similar age were shown to behave agressively towards a bobo doll
- Three endings of the video
- Adult in film commented positively on the behaviour
- Adult commented negatively on the behaviour
- Adult made no comment at all
- Strengths
- Takes into account the cognitive processes involved in learning
- Use both experimental and non-experimental methods of research
- Applied to many areas of psychology and has provided effective explanations for behaviour
- EG: acquisition of gender roles
- Weaknesses
- Does not fully explain individual differences
- Does not account for all behaviour
- Basic Assumptions
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