Social Psychological Explanations: SLT

Question 1

What did banderas SLT acknowledge

Answer 1

That aggression can be learned directly through operant conditioning

Question 2

Give an example of operant conditioning in aggression

Answer 2

Child who angrily snatches a toy learns aggression brings on rewards

Question 3

What explains most aggressive behaviourd

Answer 3

Observational learning

Question 4

Explain observational learning in aggression

Answer 4

• A child of service models being aggressive and works out how aggressive behaviour is performed
• children also observe the consequences of the models aggressive behaviour - if it is rewarded the child learns aggression can be effective in getting what they want

Question 5

What is vicarious reinforcement

Answer 5

Makes it more likely that the child will imitate the models aggressive behaviour after seeing them being rewarded

Question 6

What are the four cognitive conditions needed for observational learning

Answer 6

1. Attention
2. Retention
3. Reproduction
4. Motivation

Question 7

What is attention

Answer 7

Observing behaviour

Question 8

What is retention

Answer 8

Remembering observed behaviour and forming mental representation

Question 9

What is reproduction

Answer 9

Observer repeats behaviour

Question 10

What is motivation

Answer 10

Observer imitates behaviour If they have expectations of being rewarded

Question 11

What is self-efficiency

Answer 11

The extent to which we believe our actions will achieve a desired goal

Question 12

How does a child’s confidence in their ability to be aggressive grow

Answer 12

As they learned that aggression can bring rewards

Question 13

What did Bandura study

Answer 13

Social learning of aggression

Question 14

What was Bandura’s procedure

Answer 14

Young children individually observed and adult model playing with a hobo doll, some children observe the model behaving aggressively, children were taken into another room where there was a Bobo doll

Question 15

What were Bandura’s findings

Answer 15

Children in the aggressive condition imitated behaviour they observed - direct copying

Children in non aggressive condition showed almost no aggression

Question 16

Name a strength of the SLT

Answer 16

Benefits of non-aggressive models - people shape their own aggressive behaviour by choosing situations which reward aggression - can be applied in reducing aggressive behaviour by providing non-aggressive models in the media

Question 17

Name a weakness of SLT

Answer 17

Cultural differences - different cultures have different norms about behaviour ps being reinforced - some cultures encourage aggression and some don’t - suggests there is more aggressive than social learning - may instinctive and therefore a biological approach is more valid