Social Learning Theory

Question 1

what does the SLT agree with?

Answer 1

agress with behaviourism, that all behaviour is learned

Question 2

what does SLT add to behaviourism?

Answer 2

• people learn through the observation and imitation of behaviour

Question 3

what are the two ways you can learn behaviour?

Answer 3

• directly (classical and operant conditioning)
• indirectly (observing others)

Question 4

what is vicarious reinforcement and what is the likelihood of behaviour being imitated?

Answer 4

• learning through observing the consequences of other people’s behaviour
• the likelihood of imitating behaviour increases if the behaviour is seen to be rewarded

Question 5

what are mediational processes?

Answer 5

cognitive factors that are involved in learning and determine whether a new behaviour is acquired

Question 6

what are the four mediational processes?

Answer 6

• attention
• retention
• motor reproduction
• motivation

Question 7

what is attention?

Answer 7

• whether we notice a behaviour

Question 8

what is retention?

Answer 8

• whether we can remember the behaviour

Question 9

what is motor reproduction?

Answer 9

• whether we can perform the behaviour ourselves

Question 10

what is motivation?

Answer 10

• whether we have the will to perform the behaviour, by weighing up the rewards and punishments

Question 11

what does SLT emphasis about imitation?

Answer 11

• imitation is more likely to happen when people identify with the person performing the behaviour

Question 12

what is the person we identify with called?

Answer 12

• role model

Question 13

when does a person become a role model?

Answer 13

• if they are seen to have similar characteristics to the observer, have high status or are atrractive

Question 14

what are the evaluations of SLT?

Answer 14

+ principles of SLT have been applied to real world behaviours
- fails to consider influence of biological factors in learning
- research is based in lab studies