Social Learning Theory

Question 1

What is it?

Answer 1

Learn by observing others and imitating their behaviour

Question 2

Vicarious experience
Vicarious reinforcement

Answer 2

Vicarious experience - observing others successfully completing a task
Vicarious reinforcement - observe another person behaviour get rewarded for it. more likely to imitate

Question 3

Imitation
Identification
Modelling

Answer 3

Imitation- copying a role models behaviour
Identification- Influenced by a role model because they are similar is some way
Modelling- Imitated behaviour displayed by an individual

Question 4

Role of Mediational-

Answer 4

Attention- behaviour must be attended to
Retention- encode and recall behaviour into long term memory
Reproduction- physically capable of producing the behaviour
Motivation- must expect a positive reinforcement

Question 5

Bandura research

Answer 5

demonstrated how children learn behaviour from adults around them

Question 6

Evaluation

Answer 6

+ Lots of supporting research studies
+ ,Many practical applications
- Deterministic
-Lacks ecological validity