LEARNING APPROACH - SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY Flashcards
what does Bandura say our behaviour is learnt from?
experience
what does social learning theory proposed?
a different way of learning through observation and imitation of others
vicarious reinforcement is…
reinforcement that occurs non-directly but occurs through observing someone else being reinforced for a behaviour
what are mediational processes?
cognitive factors that influence learning and come between stimulus and response
what are the four mediational process in learning were identified by Bandura?
attention, retention, motor production and motivation
what is attention?
the extent to which we notice certain behaviours
what is retention?
how well the behaviour is remembered
what is motor production?
the ability of the observer to perform the behaviour
what is motivation?
the will to perform the behaviour, which is often determined by whether the behaviour was rewarded or punished
which processes relate to the learning of behaviour?
attention and retention
which processes relate to the performance of behaviour?
motor reproduction and motivation
