SCT/SLT

Question 1

wHAT DoEs ThiS staNd FoR?

Answer 1

Social cognitive theory OR Social learning theory by

ALBERT BANDURA!

Question 2

What types of learning are there?

Answer 2

1. Direct (when we do smth ourselves and learn not to do it again, for eg; when we touch the hot oven with bare hands, we feel how hot it is and felt that it even hurt - conclusion: never touch hot oven again
2. Indirect (when we watch someone else do smth and we learn not to do It cuz they got hurt, for eg: we watch our sister touch the hot oven and see her start crying and shrieking that it hurts - conclusion: do not touch hot oven, cuz how you have seen your sister got hurt, means so will I

Question 3

What does this theory say?

Answer 3

According to Albert Bandura, we learn through observation of others (models)

Question 4

How do we learn a behaviour?

Answer 4

Firstly we need three things to:

1. Pay attention to the model
2. Retention to remember what the model has done
3. Motivation; we have to like the model and want to be like them in the future (identification) and also the model HAS to be consistent with his/her behaviour

Question 5

Studies?

Answer 5

Bandura Bobo doll study

Question 6

Bobo Doll study

Answer 6

AIMS
#Aim 1: To investigate if the children would learn the aggressive behaviour presented by the model
#Aim 2: To investigate if children are more likely to imitate the behaviour of the same sex

PROCEDURE
Children were split into 3 conditions, where in the first one the model had shown verbal and physical aggressiveness towards the bobo doll. In the second condition, the kids got a non-aggressive model and in the third, they didn’t receive a model.
The kids were then brought into a room full of toys and were told that the toys weren’t for them, this was done to spark their frustration when placed in a new room with a Bobo doll in it.

RESULTS
The kids that had an aggressive model - were also verbally and physically more aggressive and mean to the bobo doll, while the others did not show any learnt aggressive behaviour.

+When boys got a female aggressive model, they would say such things as “a girl should do that!” etc, which demonstrates the gender stereotyping behaviours that these children had learned prior.