Social Learning Theory

Question 1

What does ARRM stand for?

Answer 1

Attention
Remember / Retention
Reproduce
Motivation

Question 2

Explain how observational learning can be carried out (ARRM)

Answer 2

You pay attention to the model’s behaviour and are not distracted by other things.
Remember accurately what has been observed.
You reproduce this behaviour accurately.
You have the motivation and desire to imitate the observed behaviour.

Question 3

What does the social learning theory assume?

Answer 3

Behaviour is learnt from a model that is generally a person who is admired or looked up on, e.g a child that looks up to it’s parent

Question 4

What is a strength of social learning theory?

Answer 4

It can explain cultural differences in behaviour. Social learning principles can account for how children learn from the people around them and the media which helps us to understand how cultural norms are transmitted through particular societies. This has proved to be useful when understanding a range of behaviours, particularly how children come to understand their gender role as the child is imitating the identifiable role model around them (mother if girl and father if boy)

Question 5

What was Bandura’s study?

Answer 5

Bandura experimented on children (3 to 5 years old)
The adult would beat up a bobo doll and they would see what the child would do after
He found that the children copied the adults more if they were the same gender as them (role models)

Question 6

What are the limitations of Bandura’s study?

Answer 6

Over reliance on lab study

Underestimates the influence of biological factors - boys tend to be more aggressive than girls due to testosterone