Social Learning Theory Flashcards

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Social learning theory

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Behaviour could be acquired not only through direct experience but by observing one owns and others behaviour

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Steps of social learning theory
1. Modelling

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  • someone who caries out attitude or behaviour to be learnt - models
  • live model- a parent or teacher
  • symbolic model- a celebrity
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  1. Identification
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  • extent at which you relate to the role model e.g same sex, gender, relationship
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Mediational processes

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Attention - focusing on the modelled behaviour
retention- remembering the modelled behaviour
Motor reproduction-being able to carry out modelled behaviour
Motivation-wanting to carry out the modelled behaviour

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  1. Imitation
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Child learn acquired through imitation of attitudes and behaviour modelled by parents

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  1. Vicarious reinforcement
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  • children who observed a model rewarded for aggressive behaviour more likely to imitate that behaviour than children who observed a model punished for same behaviour
  • people don’t need to experience rewards or punishments in order to learn
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Direct reinforcement

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When you do something and your rewarded

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Boob doll experiment

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  • Bandura et al
  • Children observed aggressive + non-aggressive adult models and were tested for imitative learning in absence of model
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Bobo doll experiment - results

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1/2 children exposed to aggressive behaviour with the lifestyle bobo doll and other 1/2 non-aggressive

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Negative Social learning theory

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  • bobo doll experiment
  • guilt of demand characteristics - pps reacted with bias as performed how expected
  • children hit doll as that’s how you play with it
  • no social learning as behave as expected
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Negative SLT

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  • don’t explain why boys more aggressive than girls
  • biological approach explains better- boys have higher testosterone than girls
  • only focuses on environment learning takes place
  • not best in explaining behaviour
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Positive SLT

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  • less deterministic than other approaches
  • think about behaviour before carried out
  • more free-will
  • more appealing as more responsibility for actions
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Positive SLT

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  • used to increase understanding of many areas of human behaviour
  • someone engaging in criminal behaviour increases is exposed to model who commit criminal behaviour
  • Ulrich supports- Strongest cause of behavioural is delinquent peer groups- violence modelled and rewarded
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Positive SLT

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  • explains how children come to understand their gender role by imitating roles in media
  • explains gander development
  • understand sex roles
  • produced a lot of research- benefits octet and understand behaviour
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