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Social Learning Theory
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- 1What are the key assumptions of the social learning theory?- We learn by observing and imitating others in social contexts
- Learning occurs as a result of indirect experiences, we do not need to be directly reinforced for behavior
- Considers the importance of mediational processes that occur between a stimulus and response - 2What are the mediational processes?Attention, Retention, Reproduction and Motivation
ARRM - 3What is attention?The extent to which we are exposed to behavior. For behavior to be imitated it has to catch our attention e.g. noticing a man carrying out behavior in brightly coloured clothes
- 4What is retention?How behavior is remembered. Behavior may be noticed but not always remembered so it is important that a memory is formed before the info is forgotten e.g noticing behavior because it relates to your life so remembering what they did
- 5What is Reproduction?Appreciating behavior that the model has demonstrated as not all behavior can be imitated due to physical restrictions e.g. a 90 year old woman may appreciate that it would be nice to ice skate from watching dancing on ice but it isn't always possible
- 6What is motivation?Having a reason to perform behavior. Rewards and punishments are considered e.g. seeing someone getting a lot of money from stealing so they steal because they needed the money
- 7What is a live model?People you see in your real life e.g. parents/siblings
- 8What are symbolic models?People in the media e.g. celebrities
- 9What is imitation?When we observe behavior being modelled, we may then reproduce the behavior ourselves
- 10True or false- imitation is a slow processFalse- Whole patterns of behavior can be acquired rapidly through imitation
- 11What makes imitation more likely to occur?- If we identify with the model
- If we perceive we have the ability to perform the behavior
- If we expect the behavior will have positive consequences - 12What is identification?When you align yourself with someone similar to you as you think you will have the same consequences to them. In order to identify with someone we must think they are similar to us in some way e.g. gender
- 13What is vicarious reinforcement?When you see someone else getting a positive reward for their behavior so we carry out the behavior as we want the same reward
- 14What was the aim of Bandura's research?To see if children will imitate aggression carried out by live models
- 15What was the procedure of Bandura's study?36 boys and 36 girls aged between 3- 6 took part in a Lab experiment which had three conditions. One group saw the adult beating the bobo doll by kicking and hitting it with a hammer. The other group saw adults playing gently with no violence. All ptps were then taken to a room where amongst other toys there was a bobo doll
- 16What were the results of Bandura's study?There was a difference in the behavior shown by subjects. Specifically, children who observed the model beating the doll acted agressively towards it, carrying out the same behaviors whereas those who observed the adults playing nicely did the same. The most aggression was exhibited by boys who had been exposed to a male model, showing how we are more likely to imitate those we identify with
- 17What was the conclusion of Bandura's studyChildren will imitate behavior they see carried out by those similar to them
- 18What was Bandura's follow up study?Bandura repeated the experiment but used a symbollic model and got children to watch aggressive videos on the TV. They watched a realistic video where adults hit the doll and a fantasy video where the adult was dressed as a cat. Similar results were produced
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- GCSE Psychology FlashCards sobre Social Learning Theory, criado por Emily Mawson em 03-11-2019.
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