Social Learning Theory

Question 1

What is social learning theory?

Answer 1

The idea that people learn behaviours by observing role models.

Question 2

Identification

Answer 2

Where an observer associates themselves with a role model and wants to be like them.

Question 3

Vicarious reinforcement

Answer 3

Learning through observing the consequences of others’ actions

Question 4

Mediational processes

Answer 4

The cognitive factors in learning which include attention, retention, reproduction and motivation.

Question 5

Attention

Answer 5

Noticing the behaviour of others

Question 6

retention

Answer 6

Remembering what they observed

Question 7

Motivation

Answer 7

The desire to perform the behaviour, influenced by whether it was rewarded or punished

Question 8

Motor reproduction

Answer 8

Being able to perform the behaviour they witnessed

Question 9

What is the main experiment for SLT?

Answer 9

Bandura et al (1961) or Bandura Bobo doll

Question 10

What was the aim of Bandura’s experiment?

Answer 10

observational learning - how watching other people influences behaviour without conditioning

Question 11

What did the experiment include?

Answer 11

-Bandura placed an adult in the room with a child and bobo doll.
-The adult displayed aggressive behaviour on the doll (verbal and physical) while the child watched.
- The children then imitated the aggressive behaviour, showing similar actions
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Question 12

Key finding of experiment

Answer 12

• Girls showed more physical aggression when the model was male, but more verbal if female.
• Boys were more likely to imitate same-sex models than girls.