social learning theory

Question 1

a psychologist carried out study of social learning

outline what is meant social learning theory
and explain how social learning theory might have occurred in procedure above

Answer 1

1) social learning theory: learning that involves observation

2) the psychologist exposed to role model (the boy)
- being the same age encouraged identification
- inmate the boy behaviour by stroking puppy.

Question 2

two limitation of social learning theory

Answer 2

1) difficult demonstrating cause and effect
- although bandura research showed imitation but it didn’t explain why they imitated.

2) cant explain cognitive psychologist.

Question 3

social learning theorist refer to role of mediational process in learning
referring to baddely experience explain the role of mediational process in learning

Answer 3

attention= he watches carefully what his partner does
retention = he remembers what he does
reproduction =he thinks about behaviour and see if he can do it
motivation = will perform the behaviour

Question 4

explain one way in which social learning theory overlaps with one other approach in psychology

Answer 4

overlap with behaviour approach - learning behaviour and reinforcement.

Question 5

suggest how mr benson might use vicarious reinforcement to alter behaviour of these children.

Answer 5

positive consequence = children that queue. praise them and reward them by giving them privileges
negative consequence = children that push in front of the queue like punishing them.

Question 6

briefly explain what social learning theorist mean by modelling in relation to gender development
is your child watching you?

Answer 6

modelling is where person imitates behaviour of chosen person
- in article, the child copies the mother as mother applies makeup and child copies

Question 7

what do psychologist mean by imitation

Answer 7

copying behaviour of role model