Social learning theory Flashcards

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Social learning theory

Vicarious learning

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Modelling a behaviour that you have seen being reinforced because you want to receive similar reinforcement

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Social learning theory

Identification

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Attaching oneself to a model because they have the qualities you wish to possess

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Social learning theory

Imitation

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Copying a behaviour

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Social learning theory

Model

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A person who shows examples of behaviour

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Social learning theory

Modelling

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Imitating a behaviour that has been shown by a model who you have identified with

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Social learning theory

Reinforcement

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The consequences of behaviour. Behaviour followed by positive reinforcement is strengthened and is likely to continue

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Social learning theory

Mediational processes

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  1. Attention - To what extent is the behaviour noticed
  2. Retention - How well is the behaviour remembered
  3. Motor reproduction - The person’s physical ability to repeat the task
  4. Motivation - The will to carry out the observed behaviour (is the behaviour rewarded or punished
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What is meant by social learning theory

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Social learning theory suggests that people learn through the observation and imitation of role models, via vicarious inforcement with the help of mediational processes

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Social Learning Theory

Bobo Dolls evaluation points

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To investigate if social behaviours, eg aggression could be acquired by observation and imitation

The purpose of the doll is to be hit
Ignores
Trying to please someone (social desierability bias)
Responding to demand characteristics
10 minutes in the room with not much else to do
Unethical as it is exposing children to violence
Don’t know prior exposure
Observational learning could be due to mirror neurones, under emphasised

Good as it is in a controlled environment so it can be replicated an extraneous variables can be controlled, however it does lack ecological validity

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