Bandura's Social Learning Theory Flashcards
What did Bandura believe?
He believed children learn via observational learning.
He agreed with Skinner that we learn through consequences but we also learn through what happens to others.
He suggested thought processes are involved.
What are the key terms of Bandura’s theory?
Observation= watching a behaviour.
Imitation= copying a behaviour.
Modelling= demonstrating a behaviour.
Role Models= people you look up to or want to be like.
Identification= associating with the qualities and values of an individual.
Vicarious Reinforcement= learning from the reinforcements that others receive.
Self Efficacy= belief in own abilities.
What is Bandura’s bobo doll experiment 1961?
His theory is illustrated on this experiment.
Kids saw adults punching an inflated doll while narrating their aggressive behaviours.
These kids were then put in a toy-deprived situation and they acted out the same behaviours they had seen.
What is the significance of this in an early years setting?
Adults should act as a positive role model for children.
We should reward good behaviour.
We should punish bad behaviour.
What are the 4 main cognitive stages of social learning?
Bandura stated that social learning comprises of 4 main cognitive stages.
Attention= a child observes a person who is modelling a behaviour.
Retention= what has been observed is held in memory to be used when an opportunity occurs.
Reproduction= what has been learned is then imitated.
Motivation= children may want to copy a behaviour as they anticipate intrinsic or extrinsic rewards.
