Social Psychological Explanations Flashcards
What is social learning theory
- suggests that observed behaviour is imitated or copied
- behaviour is learned through observation
What are the four factors which Bandura said that lead to social learning
A- paying attention to the model
R- being able to remember the action
A- ha paving the ability to replicate the action
M- being motivated to replicate the action
What is imitation
Used to describe when the individual copies a behaviour
What is identification
It helps if the individual identifies with the model. They may be a rile modelling a parent or a sports star
What is modelling
- the person who is being observed
What is vicarious reinforcement
- the term used to describe when the individual sees a model receive a reward or punishment
What are the implications of banduras study
- suggests that observation leads to imitation
- suggests that violence and aggression in the media lead to violence and aggression in real life
Discussing issues and debates
- the theory is more nurture than nature
- socially sensitive
- one of Chris browns excuses for domestic violence was that he had observed that type of behaviour from his step dad
Evaluation of Social learning theory
:) lots of supporting evidence
- Bandura and other studies
:) can explain individual differences
- between levels of aggression, everyone sees different things get rewarded or punished differently
:( cannot fully explain who will or will not be aggressive
- many millions of teenagers play call of duty yet not many are on the streets shooting people
- the theory can be accused of being overly simple because it ignores things such as deindividualivaio, biological factors
What is frustration and give an example
- the feeling you experience when you are trying to achieve a goal and there are barriers that are preventing you from reaching your aim
- trying to do your homework but your computer keeps crashing
What are the two main factors that effect frustration
- proximity to the goal
- whether the aggression will remove the barrier that is causing the frustration
What is proximity to the goal and use an example
the closure you are to a goal the more likely it is you will be aggressive
- if the homework hasn’t been started then unlikely to get aggressive but if you are completing and it cramp she’s you are likely to become aggressive
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What is the whether the aggression will remove the barrier that is causing the frustration
- if the result of aggression is going to cause more more frustration then it is less likely to happen than if aggression could lead to the frustration being resolved
What is the kicking the dog effect
- when you can’t take your frustration out on the thing that is annoying you so you take it out on something else instead this usually means something close to you like a dog
Justified frustration
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