Social Psychological Approaches

Social Learning Theory

• Behaviourist Learning Theory - indirect learning.
• Aggression is learnt through + and - reinforcement.
• Also learnt via observation and imitation of role models.
• Observational learning - aggressive behaviour reinforced from a model displaying (Vicarious learning)
• child - acquired a new response (response acquisition) recall and imitate in similar situation - Vicarious Learning.
• Does not introduce cognitive factors - only environmental determinism.
• Bandura - child must form mental representations of aggression.
• Represent rewards and punishments in terms of 'expectancies'…