Strength- Emphasies Cognitive Factors Flashcards
1
Q
What is a strength of the cognitive theory?
A
A strength of the social learning theory is that is emphasises cognitive factors in learning and is not mechanistic or determinist as the behaviourist theory.
2
Q
What does it suggest about humans?
A
It suggests humans store representations about behaviour and use this to make a judgement about when and whether it is appropriate to perform certain acts.
3
Q
What does it provide?
A
It provides a more complete explanation of learning as it is true we don’t just repeat everything we see.
