social learning theory

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according to social learning theory, how do people learn
through observation and imitation of others
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what is vicarious reinforcement
reinforcement which is nit directly expiernced but occurs through watching someone else's behaviour be reinforced
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in general imitation only occurs when they behaviour observed is seen to be...
rewarded
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outline Bandura's and Walter's research
b and w showed children a video of an adult acting aggressively towards the bobo doll
one group of children saw that adult getting rewarded for their aggression, a second group saw the adult getting punished and a third group saw no consequence
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what did bandura and Walter find
the children who saw that adult being rewarded showed much more aggression when given a bobo doll to play with, followed by the third group then the second group who showed the least aggression
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what are the 4 meditational processes in learning
identified by Bandura
1. attention - the extent to which we notice certain behaviours
2. retention - how well the behaviour is remembered
3. motor reproduction - the ability of the observer to perform the behaviour
4. motivation - the will to perform the behaviour, often de
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people are more likely to imitate people they..
identify with
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the person they identify with is called the....
role model
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a person becomes a role model when...
they posses similar characteristics to the observer and are attractive and have a high status
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define identification
when an observer associates themselves with a role model and wants to be like the role model
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what is a strength of social learning theory
it recognises the importance of cognitive factors in learning
social learning theory provides a more comprehensive explanation of human learning by recognising the role of meditational processes
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what has social learning theory been criticised for
making little reference to biological factors and their influence on social learning
Bandura suggest that behaviour was determined by environment
recent research suggest that observational learning may be the result of mirror neurons
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what is a limitation of Bandura's research
social learning theory is based on evidence from lab studies
-lab studies criticised for demand characteristics
the children may have been acting aggressively towards the bobo dolls as they thought that was what they were meant to do
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what real world application does social learning theory have
slt principles such as the modelling, imitation etc can account for how children learn from others around them
this has proved useful in understanding a range of behaviours such as how children come to understand their gender
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