Social learning theory Flashcards
SLT is learning via…
Observation
The acronym to help remember the order of SLT is
ARRM
The A in SLT’s theory is?
Attention- you watch the behaviour being acted out by a role model
The first R of SLT is?
Retention- remembering the behaviour of your role model in your memories
The second R of SLT is?
Reproduction- copying/repeating the behaviour that you have recalled
The M of SLT is?
Motivation- having a reason to copy a behaviour (normally through direct or vicarious reinforcement)
What is vicarious reinforcement?
Seeing a role model being rewarded/punished for a behaviour
What is self-efficacy?
How confident you are in your ability to copy a behaviour
What is identification?
The amount that you see yourself as being similar to a role model/wanting to be like them
What is the modelling effect?
Where you copy a behaviour that you have seen a role model do
What is the eliciting effect?
Where the role model doing a behaviour makes you do similar behaviours
What is the inhibiting effect?
When you decrease doing a behaviour because you saw the role model being punished
What is the disinhibiting effect?
When you increase doing a behaviour because no one has been punished for it
What did Bandura find which supports SLT?
That children who watch an aggressive model are more likely to show aggressive behaviour than a control group
What is an issue with Bandura?
It is on children and so we don’t know how much the results apply to how adults learn behaviours
How does Bandura 65 support SLT?
It demonstrated that vicarious reinforcement has an impact on imitation of behaviour
What did Charlton find?
There was no impact on aggression for children who were introduced to TV on the island of St Helena
Why is SLT useful?
It has been useful by putting rules in place like banning of certain adverts i.e. smoking to stop children copying
What is a strength of SLT compared to the other Learning theories?
It is a bit more holistic than the other learning theories as it does acknowlegde cognition i.e. retention and identification
Why is SLT reductionist/other theories to explain behaviours?
Ignores biological explanations of behaviour i.e. genetics, hormones, evolution etc which can also explain aggression
