Social learning theory

Question 1

Define social learning theory

Answer 1

Learning through observation

Question 2

Describe the process of the social learning theory acronym

Answer 2

Modelling
Imitation
Identification
Vicarious reinforcement

Question 3

Describe modelling

Answer 3

The people we observe and learn from are referred to as models.
Live models = parent, teacher, peers
Symbolic models = someone in the media

Question 4

Describe imitation

Answer 4

Copying the model’s behaviour

Question 5

Describe identification

Answer 5

Individuals must feel that they’re similar to the model
- Same age/gender

Question 6

Describe vicarious reinforcement

Answer 6

More likely to model a behaviour if you see someone else being rewarded for that behaviour
- praise

Question 7

Describe an example of the social learning theory

Answer 7

A parent gives one sibling sweets for keeping their room clean so the other sibling copies the action to also get sweets

Question 8

what are mediational processes

Answer 8

the thought processes behind social learning theory

Question 9

describe the mediational processes

Answer 9

attention
retention
reproduction
motivation

Question 10

describe attention

Answer 10

paying attention to the person being observed

Question 11

describe retention

Answer 11

being able to remember what we’ve seen until it’s needed (memory)

Question 12

describe motivation

Answer 12

the incentive to copy what has been seen

Question 13

describe Bandura’s Bobo Doll study (1961)

Answer 13

in one condition, the adult would use aggressive behaviour with the doll such as kicking it and the child would copy and be more likely to select violent toys and language but when the adult wasn’t aggressive, neither was the child