slt

Question 1

what is imitation

Answer 1

the action of using someone or something as a model and copying their B

Imitation means copying behaviour (of a role model). Do not credit ‘copying’ alone

Question 2

what is identification

Answer 2

wanting to be like another person

not: watching another person, copying another person, liking another person

a form of influence where an individual adopts an attitude or B because they WANt to be associated with a particular person or group

research shows more children are likely to identify

Question 3

what is vicarious reinforcement

Answer 3

learning that is not a result of direct reinforcement but through observing someone else by reinforced for their B

Question 4

what are mediational processes

Answer 4

learning:
attention
retention
performance:
motor reproduction
motivation

refers to the internal mental processes that exist between E stimuli and the response made by an individual to those stimuli

Question 5

what is modelling

Answer 5

a form of learning where individuals learn a particular B by observing another individual performing that B

Question 6

limitation of slt: problem of causality. it is stated that incr ….. incr
however it could be argued

in terms of delinquent B

Answer 6

slt exps state that increased associations with deviant peers increases the likelihood that an individual will adopt the same values and Bs.

however it be argued that the cause of delinquency is not a result of exposure to deviant role models but the possession of deviant attitudes prior to contact with deviant peers