social learning theory Flashcards
what were the basic assumptions of behaviour
- behaviour is learned from the environment and from observing others and the reinforcement of punishment they recieve
what is social learning theory
a way of explaining behaviour that includes both direct and indirect reinforcement and with the roles of cognitive factors
what is modelling from the observes perspective
imitating from behaviour of a role model
what is modelling from role models perspective
precise demonstration of a specific behaviour
what is a model
someone whos behaviour is observed and imitated
what is imitation
copying behaviour of others that has been observed
what is identification
a desire to be associated with a particular person/group because they possess certain desirable characteristics
you are more likely to imitate a person you identify with
what is vicarious reinforcement
reinforcement which is directly experienced but occurs through observing someone else being reinforced for a behaviour
if a model has been reinforced they are more likely to be imitated
what are mediational processes
mental factors that intervene in the learning process to determine whether a new behaviour is acquired or not
what are the 4 mediational processes
attention
retention
reproduction
motivation
what is attention
whether we notice the behaviour
what is retention
whether we remember the behaviour long term
what is reproduction
whether we are physically able to perform the behaviour
what is motivation
whether the perceived rewards outway the perceived costs
what is study a using the bobo doll
a child watched an adult being aggressive to a bobo doll, later the children behaved much more aggressively to the bobo doll than those who had observed a non aggressive adult
