Aggression: SLT Flashcards
1
Q
SLT
A
pick up our behaviours from the actions of others (vicarious reinforcement)
2
Q
What does SLT contrast to?
A
Traditional views:
actions are determined by classical and operant conditioning
3
Q
Mental representation
A
when weigh up a decision, decide on most likely outcome for each poss option
4
Q
Who uses mental representations? and why?
A
children
to decide whether or not to imitate an aggressive act
5
Q
Maintenance through direct experience
A
Established that children can imitate through observation and (indirect reinforcement)
when paired with direction reinforcement, action becomes even more likely