Social learning theory Flashcards

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SLT is learning via…

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Observation

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The acronym to help remember the order of SLT is

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ARRM

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3
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The A in SLT’s theory is?

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Attention- you watch the behaviour being acted out by a role model

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The first R of SLT is?

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Retention- remembering the behaviour of your role model in your memories

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The second R of SLT is?

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Reproduction- copying/repeating the behaviour that you have recalled

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The M of SLT is?

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Motivation- having a reason to copy a behaviour (normally through direct or vicarious reinforcement)

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What is vicarious reinforcement?

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Seeing a role model being rewarded/punished for a behaviour

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What is self-efficacy?

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How confident you are in your ability to copy a behaviour

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What is identification?

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The amount that you see yourself as being similar to a role model/wanting to be like them

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What is the modelling effect?

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Where you copy a behaviour that you have seen a role model do

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What is the eliciting effect?

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Where the role model doing a behaviour makes you do similar behaviours

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What is the inhibiting effect?

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When you decrease doing a behaviour because you saw the role model being punished

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What is the disinhibiting effect?

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When you increase doing a behaviour because no one has been punished for it

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What did Bandura find which supports SLT?

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That children who watch an aggressive model are more likely to show aggressive behaviour than a control group

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What is an issue with Bandura?

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It is on children and so we don’t know how much the results apply to how adults learn behaviours

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16
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How does Bandura 65 support SLT?

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It demonstrated that vicarious reinforcement has an impact on imitation of behaviour

17
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What did Charlton find?

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There was no impact on aggression for children who were introduced to TV on the island of St Helena

18
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Why is SLT useful?

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It has been useful by putting rules in place like banning of certain adverts i.e. smoking to stop children copying

19
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What is a strength of SLT compared to the other Learning theories?

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It is a bit more holistic than the other learning theories as it does acknowlegde cognition i.e. retention and identification

20
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Why is SLT reductionist/other theories to explain behaviours?

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Ignores biological explanations of behaviour i.e. genetics, hormones, evolution etc which can also explain aggression