Social learning theory

Social learning theory

1. 1st assumtion: modelling learning occurs through observing and imitating a role model

   • BANDURA: had children observe adults acting aggressive to a bobo doll and then put in a room with one, found that they also acted aggressively to the bobo doll, also observed adults being nice to bobo doll, they also acted nicely to bobo dolls, proving we learn through observing and imitating role models.
   • LEV
   • participant variables and demand charateristics
   • nomothetic
   • explains phobias
     • child observes and imitates their mum acting scared and anxeious around spiders, therefore the child will imitate this behaviour and also act scared towards spiders

2. 2nd assumption: mediators are involved in learning

   • Attention. Retention. Motivation. Motor reproduction
     • Attention: need to pay attention to role model
     • Retention: need to remember what the model did
     • Motivation: need to be motivated to do actions
     • Motor reproduction: need to be capable of doing the models actions
   • Stimullous > Organisms mind (ARMM) > Imitation

3. 3rd assuption: reinforcement plays a part in learning

   • Vicarious: when the Model is reinforced
   • When the imitator is reinforced

4. Weakness:

   • doesn't explain where we get our behaviours from in the first place only that we observe and imitate others behaviours
   • believes in nurture, not nature, unlike bio that would say its down to genes and hormones

5. Strength

   • ECLECTIC: uses both behaviourist: learn through stim and response and cog: processes involved in the mind