Social Learning Theory, Gender

Question 1

Nurture

Answer 1

Learn all gender related behaviour from the environment and experience.

Question 2

Observation

Answer 2

Simply watching gender related behaviour.

Question 3

Imitation

Answer 3

copying gender related behaviour - NO SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP.

Question 4

Positive reinforcement (direct/indirect)

Answer 4

Direct: YOU get praised/rewarded for gender behaviour.
Indirect: you watch SOMEONE ELSE get pressed/rewarded for gender behaviour, you repeat as you want the reward.

Question 5

Punishment (direct/indirect)

Answer 5

Direct: you get punished.
Indirect: you watch SOMEONE ELSE get punished, don’t repeat as you don’t want the punishment.

Question 6

Identification

Answer 6

a special relationship between you and the role model, see yourself as similar.

Question 7

Modelling

Answer 7

You imitate gender related behaviour of someone you look up to. They have status/are desirable. SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP

Question 8

Mediation at processes and definitions

Answer 8

Attention: Watch gender related behaviour.
Retention: You remember and analyse the skill
Motivation: praise/punishment
Reproduction: You do the action!

Question 9

EVALUATE POSITIVE

Answer 9

+ Bandura 1: Children watch a same sex adult model hit a “Bobo doll” children then allowed to play in the playroom. Children imitated the adults. > demonstrates that we imitate gender related behaviour from same-sex role models - OBSERVATION AND IMITATION.

+ Bandura 2: Same as above BUT with a consequence.
Condition 1: Adult praised - children COPIED
Condition 2: Adult punished - children DID NOT copy
Condition 3: No consequence - (control)
> demonstrated that we imitate if positively reinforced which backs up the key concept of operant conditioning.

Cultural differences: This theory explains some gender differences around the world through different media and learning experiences. > biological approach cannot explain this.

Can explain males fixed and stereotypical gender related behaviour through direct and indirect reinforcement (cognitive approach cannot explain this).

Question 10

EVALUATE NEGATIVE

Answer 10

Bruce/Brenda: This theory ignores any biological influence on gender related behaviour such as testosterone leads to aggression. HOWEVER Bruce/Brenda case demonstrates that nature overrides Nuture!