social learning theory

Question 1

what is a social psychological theory ?

Answer 1

the cause of aggression is due to our interaction in society.

Question 2

what does social learning theory say ?

Answer 2

behaviours can be learnt in two ways 1. directly through reinforcement or 2. indirectly by seeing others being rewarded

Question 3

what are the four main conditions in SLT ?

Answer 3

attention, retention, motor reproduction and motivation,

Question 4

What did Bandura believe ?

Answer 4

children learn aggressive behaviour through observation.

Question 5

Banduras Bobo doll experiment ?

Answer 5

aim - was to demonstrate that if children were a witness to aggressive behaviour they would replicate the behaviour.
-36 boys and 36 girls split into three conditions.
children in the aggressive condition acted more aggressively towards the bobo doll compared to those in the non aggressive group.
-boys where more aggressive then girls.

Question 6

weaknesses ?

Answer 6

cannot be generalised as they where all from a university nursery.
lacks ecological validity
ethics= children may have become distressed.

Question 7

strengths ?

Answer 7

lab experiment = the variables can be controlled, minimising extraneous variables.

Question 8

support for SLT ?

Answer 8

philips - found that daily homocide rates in the US increased following a major boxing match.

Question 9

IDA ?

Answer 9

ethical issues make it difficult to test experimentally .