social learning theory Flashcards
what happens if you identify with a model?
you can copy + learn their behaviour
what does modelling involve?
observing + imitating another person (the model)
what is a key factor in imitation?
vicarious reinforcement
what is vicarious reinforcement?
seeing others being rewarded for a behaviour influences someone in whether they choose to imitate it
what makes a behaviour more likely to happen again in the future?
reinforcement
what does ‘ARRM’ stand for?
attention
retention
(motor) reproduction
motivation
what is ‘attention’?
extent to which we notice certain behaviours
what is ‘retention’?
how well a behaviour is remembered
what is ‘reproduction’?
ability of observer to perform the behaviour
what is ‘motivation’?
the will to perform the behaviour
what is motivation often determined by?
whether the behaviour was rewarded/punished
what type of processes are mediational processes?
cognitive processes
Bandura: what did children observe in condition 1?
aggressive adult models playing with the bobo doll
Bandura: how did children in condition 1 act with the bobo doll?
they imitated the aggressive behaviour
Bandura: what did children observe in condition 2?
non-aggressive models playing with other toys and ignoring bobo doll
Bandura: how did children in condition 2 act with the bobo doll?
children showed barely any aggressive behaviour
Bandura: what did children observe in condition 3?
children had no exposure to models + behaviour was then observed for 20 minutes in a room containing aggressive (e.g. mallet) + non-aggressive toys (e.g. crayons)
Bandura: how did children in condition 3 act with the bobo doll?
children showed barely any aggressive behaviour
Bandura: where was aggressive behaviour slightly higher?
higher in control condition than non-aggressive condition
Bandura: which condition was a control?
