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Social Learning Theory Flashcards

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What is the main agreement of social learning theory with behaviorists?

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Behavior is learned from experience

This includes learning through classical and operant conditioning.

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What are the two ways learning occurs according to social learning theory?

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  • Directly through classical and operant conditioning
  • Indirectly through observation and imitation
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What is vicarious reinforcement?

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Watching someone else be rewarded for a behavior

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In Vicarious reinforcement, What must a learner observe for imitation to occur?

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The behavior being rewarded

Learner observes a behaviour and the consequences of the behaviour

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What do mediational processes bridge in social learning theory?

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The gap between behaviorist and cognitive approaches

Focuses on mental processes/factors in learning that determine whether a new response is accquired

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What are the four mediational processes in learning?

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  • Attention: extent that you notice certain behaviours
  • Retention: how much you remember
  • Motor production: ability to perform the behaviour
  • Motivation: will to perform the behaviour
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Which two mediational processes relate to learning a behavior?

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  • Attention
  • Retention
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Which two mediational processes relate to performing a behavior?

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  • Motor production
  • Motivation
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True or False: Mediational processes need to occur at the same time.

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False

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What is the role of identification in social learning theory?

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People are more likely to imitate those they identify with

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What is a ‘role model’ in social learning theory?

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A person that is similar to the observer and has high status and attractiveness

They don’t have to be physically present, can be on TV or online

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What is the act of imitating called?

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Modelling

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Who conducted a study that recorded the behavior of children after watching adults act aggressively?

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Bandura

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In Bandura’s study A, what did the children observe?

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An adult being aggressive towards a doll

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What was the outcome for children who witnessed aggression in Bandura’s study A?

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They displayed aggression towards the Bobo doll

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What were the three groups in Bandura’s study B watching?

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  • Adults rewarded for aggression
  • Adults punished for aggression
  • Control group with no consequences
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Which group in Bandura’s study B showed the most aggression?

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The group that saw the adult rewarded

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What is one strength of social learning theory?

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Recognizes the importance of cognitive factors

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How does social learning theory provide a more comprehensive explanation of learning?

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It includes cognitive factors, unlike classical and operant conditioning

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What is another strength of social learning theory?

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Real world application
- Explains cultural differences in behaviour

21
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What does reciprocal determinism imply in social learning theory?

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We influence our environment as well as being influenced by it

  • Modelling, imitation and reinforcement accounts for how children learn from those around them
  • Acknowledges our free will
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What is one limitation of social learning theory?

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Doesn’t acknowledge biological factors

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What did Bandura believe about the source of learning?

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Learning took place solely from the environment

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What may observational learning actually be related to, according to critics?

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Mirror neurons that allow us to empathize and imitate others

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What is a criticism regarding the environment of Bandura’s experiments?

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All conducted in artificial labs

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What is a potential issue with Bandura’s Bobo doll study?

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May be affected by demand characteristics and the advert for the bobo doll included hitting it

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What does social learning theory tell us about real-life aggression?

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It tells us little about real-life aggression

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