A2:Social Learning Approach

Question 1

What is the social learning approach?

Answer 1

You learn behaviours by observing role models and our environment and imitating their actions based on consequences they experience e.g vicarious reinforcement

Question 2

What are role models in health education

Answer 2

. Role models are people we imitate especially when we identify with them based on similarities e.g age, gender or culture or we look the m up to like celebrities
They can influence both healthy and unhealthy behaviour

Question 3

How do parental role models influence healthy/ unhealthy behaviours

Answer 3

Children imitate parents behaviours they can take up healthy habits such as exercise if the observe positive consequences on even unhealthy habits eg smoking if they see relaxation

Question 4

How do peer role models influence healthy /unhealthy behaviours

Answer 4

When a peer starts a behaviour if those actions lead to social rewards they are more likely’to copy

Question 5

Vicarious reinforcement

Answer 5

. Learning through observing the positive consequences of someone’s behaviour which motivates imitation