social learning theory 1960s Flashcards
psychologist?
bandura
different processes of SLT
modelling - involves observing and imitating another person
identification - certain attractive qualities and characteristics are picked on eg a parent
reinforcement
positive and negative reinforcement makes the behaviour more likely to occur in the future
vicarious reinforcement
seeing others being rewarded for a behaviour influences someone in whether they choose to imitate the behaviour
mediated thought processes
attention - to learn a behaviour you must pay attention
retention - you need to remember what you observed
reproduction - you need to be able to reproduce the behaviour
motivation - if motivation to complete actions is present - more likely to occur
bandura study - method
72 children - matched pairs design (matched on ratings of aggressive behaviour) and had three conditions
children where observed for 20 mins after the models in a room containing aggressive toys and non aggressive toys
bandura - method - condition 1
children observed aggressive adult models playing with the bobo doll eg hitting it and punching it
bandura - method - condition 2
children observed a non-aggressive model playing with other toys and ignoring the bobo doll
bandura - method - condition 3
control condition
children had no exposure to the models
bandura - results
children exposed to aggressive models imitated a lot of their aggressive behaviour
children in the non-aggressive and control conditions showed barely any aggressive behaviour
aggressive behaviour was slightly higher in the control condition than in the non-aggressive condition
bandura - conclusion
aggressive behaviour is learned through imitation of others behaving aggressively
bandura - evaluation
provides evidence for SLT
strict control variables - high reliability and allows for replication
low ecological validity
hard to generalise as participants all attended the same school
