Social Learning theory

Question 1

what does social learning theory state?

Answer 1

learn through imitation/observation of role moels

Question 2

what is vicarious reinforcement?

Answer 2

occurs when role models are seen to be gaining the reward desired by the young person

Question 3

what is self-reinforcement?

Answer 3

learned behaviour may make individual feel proud or good internally

Question 4

what’s motivation?

Answer 4

-we are motivated to repeat these behaviours by the actual or perceived reward they bring

Question 5

what is identification?

Answer 5

role models will be people like them in some way-people they admire and look up to or of the same gender

Question 6

what is a feature of social learning theory?

Answer 6

paying attention

Question 7

SUPPORTING

Answer 7

Bandura(1961/63)-shows that children do copy aggression-same sex models
+less reductionist-includes cognition

Question 8

CONFLICTING

Answer 8

• Bandura-loads of kids didn’t copy behaviour
• CHarlton-St Helena Island-exposed to tv and din’t have an impact(family may have provided better role models)
• deterministic

Question 9

OTHER EVIDENCE

Answer 9

-operant conditioning
classical conditioning
-biological-hormone imbalance

Question 10

USEFULNESS

Answer 10

-useful for intro of age restrictions and watershed

Question 11

TESTABILITY

Answer 11

+empirical-measures behaviour directly