The SLT approach Flashcards
When and who was SLTA devised by?
1960s by Albert Bandura
What approach is the SLT approach a part of?
Behaviourist Approach
Sees learning, experience and nurture as key to explaining behaviour
What idea does the SLT Approach rest on?
Observational Learning
What does the SLT Approach believe learning occurs through?
Observation and imitation of behaviour performed by role models, who model behaviour in a social environment
For learning to take place, someone must model an attitude or behaviour
What are the 4 mental/meditational processes?
attention, retention, reproduction and motivation
What does the SLT Approach recognize, unlike the Behavioural Approach?
SLT also recognises the importance of cognitive processes (mediation processes) where an individual weighs up the pros and cons of repeating an action.
What is imitation?
Copying what has been observed
What is identification
What does the SLT approach reject?
Rejects the notion that learning is purely the outcome of a stimulus-response loop and focuses on the idea of learning from the observation of others
When is imitation more likely?
If the observed behaviour is rewarded
