Bandura's SLT (nurture)

Question 1

What is the SLT?

Answer 1

Considers how both environmental and cognitive factors interact to influence human learning and behaviour.

Question 2

What did bandura believe?

Answer 2

That a child is born with a blank slate and the environment leads to the development of skills and behaviour.
Children learn and copy aggressive behaviour by observing their role models.
Aggressive behaviour- bobo doll experiment

Question 3

4 stages of behavioural learning

Answer 3

ATTENTION- the child notices the behaviour of another person.

RETENTION- The child internalises the action by remembering what they have observed.

REPRODUCTION- The child copies the behaviour at an appropriate moment.

MOTIVATION- depending on if there is a positive or negative reinforcement. the child will either imitate or resist the behaviour.
(REMEMBER ARRM).

Question 4

Three types of reinforcement.

Answer 4

Positive reinforcement- Behaviour is repeated because of personal satisfaction or rewards.

Negative reinforcement- Behaviour isn’t repeated to avoid being told off.

Vicarous reinforcement- Child copies the behaviour that they see others are gaining a reward for.

Question 5

Criticisms and strengths of Banduras SLT.

Answer 5

The SLT doesn’t take into account the persons biological state.
Genetic, brain and learning differences aren’t taken into account.

However a strength is that it can help explain many complex social behaviours.