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SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY
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- 1Outline the basic assumption of SLTBehaviour is learned through observation and imitation
Vicarious reinforcement (indirect reinforcement of behaviour)
Watching someone be a bully
Copying behaviour because of the social acceptance gained by the bully - 2Use an example of behaviour to explain what social learning theorists mean by mediational processes in learningAccording to SLT, mediational processes are cognitive processes that allow us to choose whether or not to act a behaviour
Attention, retention, motor reproduction
Seeing the bully's behaviour; remembering it; seeing the positive outcome for the bully; being able to carry out the behaviour - 3What do social learning theorists mean by the term identificationPeople are most likely to imitate behaviour of people they identify with (role models)
These are usually similar age, gender, charismatic, attractive etc.
Little brother is going to imitate big brother - 4Describe one study in which social learning theory was investigatedBandura's Bobo doll
Will children imitate violent behaviour?
Children observed adults being violent towards a Bobo doll
When put in the same position the children imitated the behaviour they saw - children imitate the violent behaviour carried out by a role model - 5Why does SLT provide a more comprehensive account of behaviour than behaviourismBehaviourist approach suggests humans have no choice in their behaviour
Behaviour is a stimulus-response relationship
Recognises the importance of cognitive factors
SLT suggests that mediational processes help to choose whether or not a behaviour is worth carrying out - has a cognitive aspect to it - 6How does SLT compare to behaviourism in terms of determinismTakes cognitive factors into account
Gives a much more comprehensive account of behaviour
Much less deterministic than behaviourism
Reciprocal vs. environmental determinism
Reciprocal determinism = the idea that as well as being influenced by our environment we also exert some influence on it from the behaviours we choose to perform - 7Outline two limitations of SLTUnderestimates the influence of biological factors
Testosterone (boys were consistently more aggressive than girls in the Bobo doll study)
Over reliance on lab studies
Demand characteristics could be an issue - the purpose of the Bobo doll was to hit it so the children could have been acting n the way they thought was expected
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