Approaches

Question 1

What is Mediational processes

Answer 1

• cognitive factors that intervene in the learning process to determine whether a new behaviour is acquired or not

Question 2

What are the 4 cognitive factors in the mediational processes?

Answer 2

• Attention
• Retention
• Motor reproduction
• Motivation

Question 3

What is vicarious learning?

Answer 3

• indirect learning, where individual must observe the behaviour of others.

Question 4

When does imitation occur?

Answer 4

• if the behaviour is seen to be rewarded (reinforced) rather than punished.

Question 5

Who is Bandura et al?

Answer 5

• he did the Bobo doll experiment.
• 72 Children split into groups, watched someone model different behaviours.
• aggressive model
• non- aggressive model
• no model
  whatever behaviour the model shows the children copied.