Approaches In Psychology-Social Leanring Theory Flashcards
What are the key assumptions of social learning theory
-people learn through observation+imitation of others
-Learning happens through indirect reinforcement
-Vicarious reinforcement happens through observing someone else being reinforced for behaviour
Explain Bandura’s research 1
children watched adult playing with Bobs doll aggressively and adult behaving non-aggressively- children who saw aggression played aggressively with Bobo
Explain Babdura’s Research 2
children saw adult who was
-rewarded,punished,no consequence
Kids who saw aggressive behaviour rewarded more aggressive to doll
Describe the meditational process ARMM acronym
A ttention- extent behaviour noticed
R etention- extent behaviour remembered
M otor reproduction- ability of learner perform behaviour
m otivation - will perform based whether has positive or negative consequences
Describe meditational process
Stimulus(in environment) - black box(can’t be studied) - Response(behaviour )
What is vicarious reinforcement
Observing someone else being reinforcement for behaviour
Definition of meditational processes
Internal mental processes that exist between environmental stimuli
What is identification?
People more likely to imitate behaviour of people they identify with(role models)
Role model if seen to have similar characteristics to observer
How is the social learning theory useful
Understanding human behaviours
How is the social learning theory useful
Understanding human behaviours
Explain criminal behaviour and SLT
Probability of someone committing crime increases when exposed to models who commit crimes, individuals identify with them and expect positive consequences
What are the strengths of bandura’s stufy
Good reliability-controlled conditions
Both girls and boys took part who were matched for aggression
What are the limitations of Bandura’s study
-ecological validity- artificial lab experiment
-ethical issues- kids distressed
-aggression of toy vs to human
