SOCIAL LEARNING EXP OF AGG EVAL Flashcards
what 4 evaluation points of SLT as an exp for agg?
+ research support
+ practical application
+ real life application
- not explain all types of agg
there is ______ ______ for SLT
research support
who found research support for SLT?
Poulin and Boivon
what did Poulin and Boivin do?
apply social learning analysis to aggressive behaviour to boys
what did Poulin and Boivin find?
most agg boys formed friendships with other agg boys
what did the boys that Poulin and Boivin use their alliances for?`
boys used it to gain resources through agg succesfully, exposed to models of phy agg and positive consequences of it
the research support for SLT increases the…
credibility and practical application of the theory
SLT cannot explain…
all types of aggression
what type of agg does SLT explain?
proactive agg (pre-planned) children have high levels of self-efficacy, use aggression for achieving goals
what type of agg does SLT not explain?
children who reacted aggressively habitually were hostile, suspcious and used agg for revenge and not reward
SLT not explaining all types of aggression decreases the…
internal validity of the explanation and offers the alt exp of negative affect theory
there is ______ _______ of SLT
practical application
how does SLT of agg have practical application?
break cycle of aggression where children choose agg situations to get what they want
how can the cycle of agg be broken through SLT?
those who are aggressive to get what they want to surround themselves with those who don’t use agg habitually and show them non-agg models
the practical application of SLT increases the…
external validity
