Social Learning Th. Flashcards
Social learning theory is similar to the behaviour approach in which ways?
- They are both considered learning approaches
* they they both agree that most behaviour is learned
Why is the social learning theory different from the behavioural approach?
Social learning theory is different from the behavioural approach because an assumption of social learning theory is that we can learn just by observing others.
The first psychologist to research social learning theory was…
Albert Banduro
When someone learns by copying somebody else’s behaviour we call it…
When someone learns by copying somebody else’s behaviour we call it OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING
What is meant by Observational learning?
Observational learning is when we learn by
observing and copying someone else’s behaviour.
Imitation is..
Imitation is when someone copies someone else’s behaviour
Modelling is when..
When someone performs a behaviour which is imitated.
Observational learning always involves..
someone imitating a model’s behaviour
When are people more likely to identify with the model?
when they feel similar to the model
What are the two factors affecting whether or not someone will imitate a model’s behaviour?
The two factors affecting whether or not someone will imitate a model’s behaviour are whether they
identify with the model, and whether the learner receives
vicarious reinforcement
Explain why Bandura’s research might lack ecological validity
Bandura’s study was conducted in a controlled, artificial environment, with a strange adult acting in a very unusual, aggressive, way towards a blow up toy. Since the situation was unfamiliar and unusual to the children, and they had no prior experience with the blow up toy, they may have felt confused. This may have made them more likely to imitate the aggressive behaviour of the adult than they would have done in a real life setting
Social learning theory in a sentance.
In social learning theory, Albert Bandura agrees with the behaviourist learning theories but he adds two important ideas:
- Mediating processes occur between stimuli & responses.
- Behavior is learned from the environment through the process of observational learning.
What are two main differences between social learning theory and the behaviourist approach?
Social learning theory says that mediational processes are involved in learning, whereas classical and operant conditioning state that learning is direct.
Social learning theory says that, in addition to classical and operant conditioning, we can learn through observational learning
Why is SLT a more holistic model of learning than the behaviourist approach?
Social learning theory is more holistic than the behavioural approach because it incorporates meditation processes into the learning process
What is meant by identification?
Identification is the extent to which we feel like the person who is modelling behaviour.
