Social Learning Theory

Question 1

what does SLT stand for

Answer 1

social learning theory

Question 2

what is the key assumption about SLT

Answer 2

that our behaviour is learned through experience specifically observation and imitation

Question 3

what does the SLT state about learning

Answer 3

that people dont only learn through operant and classical conditioning but also indirectly through vicarious reinforcement

Question 4

SLT: what is modelling

Answer 4

for social learning to take place there must be someone to watch carry out an action thats then copied

Question 5

SLT: what are the two types of modelling

Answer 5

live
symbolic

Question 6

SLT: what is live modelling

Answer 6

someone directly in front of you performing an action

Question 7

SLT: what is symbolic modelling

Answer 7

someone portrayed in media performing an action

Question 8

SLT: what is imitation

Answer 8

involves copying a role model who is completing a behaviour

Question 9

SLT: TRUE OR FALSE is imitation a long process

Answer 9

FALSE
its a quick process

Question 10

SLT: what is identification

Answer 10

it refers to how similar the person feels to the model and whether they can relate to them

Question 11

SLT: what does an identified model ensure

Answer 11

effective learning can take place

Question 12

SLT: what is vicarious reinforcement

Answer 12

the learning of behaviour through observing others being either rewarded or punished for their behaviour

Question 13

SLT: what happens if you observe someone else being rewarded for their behaviour

Answer 13

behaviour is more likely to be copied

Question 14

SLT: what happens if you observe someone else being punished for their behaviour

Answer 14

behaviour is less likely to be copied and learnt

Question 15

SLT: what are mediational factors

Answer 15

internal mental processes that exist between environmental stimuli and the response made by an individual

Question 16

SLT: what is attention (learning behaviour)

Answer 16

noticing certain behaviours and watching others perform

Question 16

SLT: What are the 4 mediational cognitive processes

Answer 16

attention
retention
motor reproduction
motivation

Question 16

SLT: what is retention (learning behaviour)

Answer 16

remembering how to perform the action/behaviour

Question 17

SLT: what is motor reproduction (performing behaviour)

Answer 17

the ability to perform the behaviour yourself

Question 18

SLT: what is motivation (performing behaviour)

Answer 18

wanting to perform the behaviour or not based on the role model

Question 19

SLT: Who aimed to investigate whether children show imitative learning

Answer 19

Bandura et al (1961)

Question 20

SLT: was banduras experiment independent or repeated measure

Answer 20

Independent

Question 21

SLT: what were the two conditions in banduras experiment

Answer 21

Half the children were exposed to adults acting aggressively to a doll

Half the children were exposed to non aggressive adults

Question 22

SLT: what were the findings of bandura experiment

Answer 22

Children who watched the aggressive model, verbally and physically assaulted the bobo doll whereas those who observed the non aggressive model showed no aggression

1/3 of the children who saw the aggressive model imitated the verbal responses while non of the non aggressive condition showed any verbal assault

Question 23

SLT: what are the strengths of SLT

Answer 23

P: The use of the experimental method,
E: this is highly controlled and you can establish cause and effect
L: the focus is on humans in research compared to previously where they used animals

Question 24

SLT: what is a limitation of SLT

Answer 24

P: One limitation of the SLT is that it relies too heavily on evidence from contrived lab studies.
E: Many of Bandura’s ideas were developed through observation of children’s behaviour in lab settings.
E: This raises the problem of demand characteristics as the artificial setting may have encouraged the children to behave as they believe was expected of them therefore reducing the study’s internal validity.
L: This suggests that Bandura’s research actually tells us little about how children actually learn aggression in everyday life.