Social learning theory

Question 1

Assumptions

Answer 1

• Behaviour is learned from experience
• People learn from observation and imitation
• Learning through operant and classical conditioning

Question 2

SLT

Answer 2

A way of explaining behavior that includes both direct and indirect reinforcement, combining behaviorist and cognitive factors.

Question 3

Imitation

Answer 3

Copying behaviours

Question 4

Identification

Answer 4

Observer associates themselves with the role model

Question 5

Modeling

Answer 5

Observers perspective- Imitating behavior

Role model perspective- Demonstration of behaviour

Question 6

Vicarious reinforcement

Answer 6

Reinforcement which is not directly experienced but occurs through observing someone else being reinforced.

Question 7

Mediational processes

Answer 7

Cognitive factors that influence learning and come between stimulus and response

Question 8

The role of mental processes

Answer 8

A- attention - whether you notice behaviors
R- Retention- How well behavior is remembered
R- Reproduction- The ability of the observer to perform the behavior
M- Motivation- The will to perform the behavior, often determined by whether behaviour is reinforced.

Question 9

Bandura

Answer 9

Bobo doll- imitation