SLT Flashcards
1
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Assumptions
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- People can learn through observation and imitation of others within a social context
- Learning indirect and direct
2
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Features
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- Vicarious reinforcement, indirect learning by observing others being rewarded and seeing consequences behaviour
- Modelling
Meditational processes: attention, retention, motor reproduction, motivation
3
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research methods
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- lab - controlled
- Bobo dolls - demand characteristics
4
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Strengths
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- Explains cultural differences
- controlled research
- Takes into account some mental factors
5
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Limitations
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- Over-reliance on lab studies which can be affected by demand characteristics and ecological validity
- Underestimates influences of biological factors
6
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Debate
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- reciprocal determinism
- nurture
- reductionist
