Social Learning Theory

Question 1

slt

Answer 1

observing the behaviour and learning from it

Question 2

4 processes

Answer 2

1. modelling
2. mediational processes
3. identification
4. vicarious reinforcment

Question 3

what is modelling

Answer 3

for of learning where one person is a model and it performs the bahaviour and the other is an observer
-live model = parent
-symbolic model= smn on TV

Question 4

Mediational process
and the 4 steps process

Answer 4

observer form mental representation of the bahviour and its probable consequences
1. attention
2. retention - memorise the behaviour and transfer into ltm
3. production -ability to perform observed behaviour
4. motivation - imagined reward overweights the cost

Question 5

Identification

Answer 5

extend to which an observer can identify themselves with the model
the higher the identification the higher the chance of repeating behaviour
- Shutts said: we are more likely to identifu ourselves with hte same sex model

Question 6

Vicarious Reinforcement

Answer 6

when an obeserver sees the +ive reinforcment given to the model for the behaviour = they are more likely to repeat that beahviour, assuming they will be +ively reinforced as well

Question 7

Procedure of the Bobo doll experiment by Bandura

Answer 7

• children
• room with toys, but they cant touch them
• group 1 = watch an adult behaving violently towards the bobo doll e.g. physical violence, verbal aggresion
• group 2 = non-violent behaviour towards the doll
• AIM: to test imitative learning in the absence of a model

Question 8

findings of the Bobo doll experiment by Bandura

Answer 8

• group 1 = 1/3 agression
• group 2 = no agression
• seeing rewarded agressive beahviour increases the likelyhood of agressive bahviour and it can become even more agressive

Question 9

application

eval 1 top

slt

Answer 9

knowledge from SLT can be used in studyng behaviour of criminals

Question 10

application

eval 1 point

slt

Answer 10

Akers:
likelyhood of smn to perform a criminal bahviour increases if they have seen a model
thy then follow a Mediational process
then aidentifying themselves with the model
and therefore repeating the bahviour

Question 11

application

eval 1 tail

slt

Answer 11

However, it has been found that those teens who have a low self-control are looking for peers with similar behaviour, suggesting that they dont just copy, they deliberatly choose smn to copy

Question 12

determinism

eval 2 top

slt

Answer 12

this approach is far less deterministic, as it is not only we are being influenced by environment but also we can choose how to act

Question 13

determinism

eval 2 point

slt

Answer 13

SLT supports the idea that we have some free will, as in the experiment it was still only 1/3 who showed violence, therefore it must have been something influencing for example - free will
we can choose to perform or not - the showed bahviour
less deterministic than Behaviourist

Question 14

determinism

eval 2 tail

slt

Answer 14

allowing to assume there is an elemnet of free will leads to a more positive view on human nature.
Therefore allowing humans to be more responcible for their behaviour
and for creiminal actions to be judged rather then not being able to judge because of determinism

Question 15

biological approach

eval 3 top

slt

Answer 15

it understimates the influence of biological approach

Question 16

biological approach

eval 3 point

slt

Answer 16

in the experiment, the groups were mixed gender - so an imidaite strength is a reduced gender bias
however, it doesnt include an important factor that biologicaly men have SRY gene, which promotes agression on the biological level, while girls dont
therefore it could led to boys behaving more aggresively not because they were exposed to model, but due to biologcal factor

Question 17

biological approach

eval 3 tail

slt

Answer 17

this is an extraneous variable that isnt controlled and therefore influencing the findings of research

Question 18

doesnt say how

eval 4 top

slt

Answer 18

weakness: it can explain complex behaviours, but it still cant explain how we develop a range of behaviour such as thought, and feelings

Question 19

doesnt say how

eval 4 point

slt

Answer 19

we have a lot of cognitive control when deciding on the behaviour
so experiencing violence dowsnt mean we willreproduce that beahviour
therefroe tthe theory was modified and called Social Cognitive theory, as it better describes some behaviour formation, rather than all of it, specifically the one we receive form social experience

Question 20

doesnt say how

eval 4 tail

slt

Answer 20

the theory is reductionust towards such processes like cognition and feelings, therefore its not a full explanation of all behaviours
however it does explain formation of some