Accounts of cognitive processes; conditioning can not account for all human beings
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What is the basis of SLT?
People learn directly and indirectly in a social context through observation and imitation
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How are behaviourism and SLT linked?
Both consider the observation of reward and punishment; behaviourist model (observable behaviour)
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What is meant by vicarious reinforcement?
Imitation usually occurs when a reward is given; reinforcement is not directly experienced
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What are the 4 meditational processes needed for SL to occur?
1) attention; 2) retention; 3) motor reproduction; 4) motivation
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What was the original Bobo doll experiment by Bandura?
Children watched a film of adults being aggressive/not being aggressive/ignoring the Bobo doll
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What was the pattern amongst the boy participants?
More likely to imitate physically aggressive acts than girls; more likely to imitate same-sex models than girls
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What were the 3 conditions of the follow-up experiment?
Reward/punishment/no consequence for behaviour
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What are the pros of the Bobo doll experiment's findings?
More comprehensive than Behaviourism; explains cultural differences; less deterministic than behaviourist (more free will)
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What are the cons of SLT?
Ethical issues of using subjects in stressful situations/permanently shape behaviour; underestimates influence of biology; does not fully explain cognitive factors and abstract learning
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