Key Issue - Do Role Models Infulence Anorexia

Question 1

Social learning theory would say……

Answer 1

Teenagers admire celebs high status, they observe and identify with them and imitate behaviour, e.g. Victoria beckham
Shows more likely same gender as observer. Size zero catwalk models
States through vicarious reinforcement they continue to imitate as they are rewarded by media. Behaviour less likely to be copied if celebs are punished

Question 2

Operant conditioning…..

Answer 2

Explains positive reinforcement might be compliments for being thin, negative reinforcement might be no longer being picked on for being fat.
Banduras 4
Supporting research from Nasser found Egyptian women in London were mic more likely to have anorexia than those in cario, different norms

Question 3

Evaluation - weaknesses ❌

Answer 3

• Contrasting explanation for psychodynamic says it’s a fixation . Also from biological saying it’s the structure and functioning of the brain. Genetics and faulty genes.
• cause and effect only 1% but the learning doesn’t explain why only some develop it.
• opposing evidence from great ormond street hospital as they said it is rarely due to role models.

Question 4

Anorexia

Answer 4

Eating disorder, extremely underweight, painfully thin, thin role models?, survey in the daily telegraph quoted 1% young women’s suffer, 2/3 of 2000 blamed celebs.