Social Learning Theory

Question 1

What does social learning theory argue

Answer 1

suggests that social behaviour is learned by observing and imitating the behaviour of others

Question 2

What are keys terms in social learning theory

Answer 2

-imitation
-identification
-modelling
-vicarious reinforcement
-mediational processes

Question 3

what is vicarious reinforcement

Answer 3

learning a behaviour by observing the positive or negative actions of others

Question 4

What are the four mediational processes

Answer 4

Attention
Retention
Motor Reproduction (memory)
Motivation

Question 5

What was Banduras Bobo Doll experiment in 1961

Answer 5

children were watching adults hit and throw things at the bobo dolls e.g. pushing, kicking, punching and throw things at it and after would be left alone with the doll and it was found that they were repeating what they had seen. Similarly, if the adults did nothing to the dolls the children would do the same in that scenario as well

Question 6

what was Banduras Bobo Doll experiment in 1963

Answer 6

The children watched three videos the first one being that the adult would beat up this doll and be rewarded. The second was that they would watch an adult beat up the doll and be punished and the third was that they watched someone beat up the doll and nothing happened after it there was no reward or consequence.

Question 7

What are demand characteristics

Answer 7

Working out what you think your expected to do

Question 8

What are strengths of the SLT

Answer 8

-Vicarious reinforcement
-Banduras Bobo Dolls showed lots of evidence in how children learned through observation

Question 9

what are limitations of SLT

Answer 9

-There’s ethical limitations within this theory