PSYUNIT3: Health- SLT explanation of substance misuse

Social learning theory and the role of models

A01:

• SLT says individuals misuse substances due to them observing a model misusing substances and them imitating the models behaviour.
• Pennington suggested that someone who can be considered a model would typically have traits of the smae gender, sex or a similar age.
• A role model who miuses drugs can encourage this behaviour if they have status and is looked…