Bondura

Question 1

What is social learning theory?

Answer 1

theory that says most human behavior is learned by modeling (aka imitative, observational, or vicarious learning)

Question 2

What is modeling?

Answer 2

Observing others’ behavior and then mimicking it

• can result in new behaviors
• can modify old behaviors

Question 3

Describe the Bobo experiment

Answer 3

3-5 year old children saw adults kicking/punching
an inflatable doll (“Bobo”)
– Some ended there, others saw the adults get praised or punished
– Then observed children play with Bobo

Question 4

Initially what were the results of the Bobo experiment?

Answer 4

Punished = less aggression

1. 80% of kids who saw adults rewarded or given no reward showed aggressive behavior
2. 5% of kids who saw adults punished showed aggressive behavior

Question 5

What happened when a future award was given to the children?

Answer 5

All children beat Bobo like the adults

• therefore punishment temporarily suppressed aggression but behaviors had been learned

Question 6

Is there a difference between performance and learning?

Answer 6

Yes

Question 7

How did children act 8 months later?

Answer 7

The rewarded and no reward groups continued playing with doll. 40% of them showed aggressive behavior towards doll

Question 8

What is the controller model (used in Bobo)

Answer 8

Controlled access to highly desirable toys

Question 9

What is the consumer model (used in Bobo)

Answer 9

Received rewards for their behavior

Question 10

Do kids imitate controller or consumer model more?

Answer 10

Controller model

Question 11

What is necessary to follow a model?

Answer 11

1. Attend to the model (observe them)
2. Be able to remember what the model did
3. Be able to perform the behavior themselves
4. WANT to perform the behavior

Question 12

What is reciprocal determinism?

Answer 12

a person’s behavior both influences and is influenced by personal factors and the social environment

Triangle between Person, environment, and behavior (all pointing at eachother)

Question 13

Therapy should be interested in what and not what?

Answer 13

Interested in:
1. Learning
2. Modeling
3. Role playing
4. Tril and error behavior

Not: talking

Question 14

Therapy must increase ____.

Answer 14

Self efficacy : belief that one can organize and execute given courses of action required to deal with prospective situations

by role playing or having the person take new skills to their own environment