Social Learning Theory

Question 1

What are the 2 AO1 subheadings?

Answer 1

AO1- Assumptions
AO1- Bandura (1961)

Question 2

AO1 - Assumptions
Key Terms

Answer 2

• Observing, outcomes (vicarious reinforcement)
• Repeated (imitation)
• Identification, role model
• Later time
• Mediational

Question 3

AO1- Bandura (1961)

Answer 3

• Proposed
• Bobo doll experiment
• Modelling, vicarious reinforcement
• imitating, model
• Mediational (attention, retention, motor reproduction, motivation)

Question 4

What is SLT?

Answer 4

Humans learn by observing role models’ behaviour and its outcomes (vicarious reinforcement), rewarded behaviours will be repeated (imitation)

Question 5

What are the 4 AO3s?

Answer 5

AO3- Cognitive factors (+)
AO3- Biological factors undervalued (-)
AO3- ecological validity (-)
AO3- empirical evidence (Bahr et al. 2005)

Question 6

AO3- cognitive factors (-)

Answer 6

For instance, it takes into account the mutual influences of the individual, the physical and psychosocial environment and the task or behavior to be learned

unlike CC, OC -> complexity-> comprehensive

Question 7

AO3- Biological factors undervalued (-)

Answer 7

For example, in Bandura’s Bobo Doll experiment (1961), the findings showed that boys were more aggressive towards the doll than girls

simplisitc maybe -> improved

Question 8

AO3: Ecological validity (-)

Answer 8

Bobo doll

in a lab -> not reflective/ representitive

Question 9

AO3: Empirical Bahr et al. (2005)

Answer 9

Bahr et al., (2005) supported the notion that observation results in imitation, in the case of peer pressure for drugs, based on a sample of 4230 adolescents.

validate vicarious reinforcement assumption -> directly observe -> theoretical -> credibility -> concrete conc.