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Social Learning Theory
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- 1What are the two assumptions of the Social Learning Theory?Behaviour is learnt from the environment
Behaviour is learnt from observing how others behave and the consequences of those behaviours (vicarious reinforcement) - 2What does identification lead to in terms of replicating behaviour?People are more likely to imitate behaviour if they relate to or aspire to be like the model
- 3What is modelling?When a behaviour is imitated
- 4What is vicarious reinforcement?When the consequence of doing an action makes the observer more/less likely to imitate this action
- 5What are the four mediational processes necessary for imitation to take place?Attention (observed)
Retention (memory)
Reproduction (ability)
Motivation (want) - 6What was the aim of Bandura's study (1961)?To investigate the influence of a model on a child's behaviour and whether this is affected by the gender of the model
- 7What was the procedure of Bandura's study (1961)?36 male and 63 female participants with a mean age of 4
Split into 8 groups - half seeing aggressive behaviour and another half seeing non-aggressive to a bobo doll for 10 mins
They were then allowed to play with toys themselves - 8What were the results and the conclusion of Bandura's study (1961)?Children reflected the behaviour that they observed
Boys acted more aggressive
Imitation was stronger in groups of the same gender - 9Name a strength of the Social Learning TheoryThought processes are taken into account
- 10What is a weakness of the Social Learning Theory?Limited - what if there is no role model?
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- A level Psychology (Approaches) Flashcards on Social Learning Theory, created by Bethany Barnes on 28/01/2020.
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