Bandura Flashcards
What was his theory called?
The social learning theory
What did the theory say?
Children learn and copy aggressive behaviour by observing adults behaving aggressively.
How many stages of behavioural learning were there?
4 attention retention production motivation
What was the first stage of bh(behavioural learning)
the child notices the behaviour of another person, this is likely to be someone close to them (attention)
What was the second stage of bh?
the child internalises the action b remembering what they had observed
(retention)
What was the third stage of bh?
Copy the behaviour when opportunity arises
production
What was the fourth stage of bh?
Depending on the outcome, children will imitate the behaviour or resist.
(motivation)
What is Vicarious Reinforcement?
Copying behaviours that we see others receive awards for
What are the criticisms of the theory?
Doesn’t take into account someones biological state.
it rejects differences because of genetics, brain/learning difficulties.
