Social learning theory of aggression AO1 - created from Mind Map

Suggested by Bandura et al Aggression is a learnt behavior may be learnt through indirect reinforcement or indirect reinforcement or through vicarious learning in which a child imitates the behavior of a role model a role model is someone that the child can identify with when the behavior has been observed, the child mentally represents the behavior including the likely consequences If the adult was rewarded for their aggressive behavior, a child may chose to imitate it at the appropriate time due to the associated rewards Process of learning has been suggested to be split into 4: 1-Attention as individuals attend to significant features of behavior 2-Retention: the individual then encodes this behavior so it stays in long term memory 3-Motor reproduction: the person must have the physical capabilities to imitate behavior 4-Motivation: The person must be motivated to do this behavior as they will only likely imitate aggression if they expect a reward Bandura still said that you could have a genetic predisposition to aggression making aggression more likely, but to actually carry it out aggression must first be learnt

Social learning theory of aggression AO1