Social Learning Theory SLT Flashcards
Social learning theory SLT
models types
live model = an individual displays behaviour
verbal model = descriptions and explanations of a behavior
symbolic model = real or fictional characters displaying a behaviour in books, films, TV programs etc.
EG Batman
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Vicarious Learning
When you learn through other people’s mistakes or success
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Vicarious reinforcement
When you are more likely to show a behavior when you have seen another person do the same behaviour and be reinforced (reward) for that behavior
EG if a child is praised for eating all of their tea their younger sibling may copy that as they want to be praised too
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Vicarious punishment
Less likely to show a behavior after witnessing a model showing that behavior and getting punished for it
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Vicarious extinction
When it is notice that the person who has been observed engaging in the behavior is no longer awarded for that behaviour so the behavior that was once imitated then stops
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stage 1 observation
When the learner observes a model
Usually due to the model being somebody that that person looks up to
including: peers, family members and high status ppl etc
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Stage 2 retention
The behaviour being modelled is retained and remembered by The Observer to be imitated at a later time
this can be done for example by rehearsal
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Stage 3 imitation
The behaviour is imitated
This involves reproducing the actions of being observed and retained from the model
the actions can be further refined by practice
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Stage 4 motivation
motivation to immitate the behaviour and to carry on immitating the behaviour
Vicarious = if a behaviour is punished is less likely to be repeated and if it is rewarded it is more likely to be repeated
External = if a behaviour is rewarded (physical) it will be repeated
e.g get some money
Internal = behaviour is more motivating if some internal need is satisfied such as excitement or a buzz or James May’s fizz
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evidence for Bx3
Bundora 1961 1963 1965 all support social learning theory as all of them show that children can imitate aggression from models
All free studies followed the four main stages of social learning theory exactly
The children observed the model demonstrating aggression to the bobo doll
The aggressive behaviour was then retained by the children
When were children got into the third room they also demonstrated the same aggression towards the bobo doll
In the 1965 Study it was clear that in the reward group the motivation was external due to them possibly getting a sweet for imitating the aggressive behavior towards the bobo doll
Due to all free of these studies closely following the social learning process of SLT they are all evidence to support it
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Bad research Bx3
All 3 of Bandora’s studies (1961 1963 1965) were only done in the short term so it is unknown but if the effects of children imitating aggression lasted long term as it may be that within a month they were no longer showing the same times of aggression towards bobo dolls
This therefore means that these three studies are bad research supporting SLT
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Comparison to classical conditioning
Classical conditioning can only be applied to the learning of involuntary actions where a social learning theory can be applied to the learning of all behaviors that can be imitated including crime, obedience and even phobias: for example if somebody sees somebody else getting praise and help and attention from being scared of for example spiders then they are more likely to imitate that person so they too can get the attention of being scared of spiders
So due to a wider range of use social learning theory is better than classical conditioning
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Ethically classical conditioning is better than social learning theory as once given a phobia by classical conditioning classical conditioning can be used via either systematic decentralization or flooding to remove the phobia
whereas social learning theory once given a phobia is unable to remove it
making classical conditioning better than social learning theory in terms of ethics
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conclusion and application
In conclusion social learning theory is a very good Theory on learning due to being widely applicable to all types of behaviour including phobias and obedience
Application:
This explains why the watershed is effective as violent tv only goes on at 9pm so children are either in bed or accompanyed by an adult to limmit the agression immitated by the child by being able to teach them that it is bad and they will be punished if they do so
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order
Evidence + (bandora)
Bad research (bandora)
Comparison to classical conditioning (is more limited than SLT)
Conclusion SLT is a good Theory on learning
Application watershed
