Unit 1 - LAA3 - Social Learning Theory Flashcards
What is learning through?
Observation and imitation of role models
Who developed Social Learning Theory?
Albert Bandura
What cognitive processes does Social Learning Theory include?
Watching, paying attention, remembering & choice of role models.
The more ___________ the observer is to the model, the more likely they are to imitate.
Similar
Why might an observer feel similar to a model?
Age or gender
A role model will be more likely to be imitated if they are seen as ……
high status
What are the mediational processes?
Attention, Retention, Reproduction and Motivation
What does ARRM stand for?
Attention, Retention, Reproduction and Motivation
What is the ability to perform a behaviour?
Reproduction
We are more motivated to imitated a behaviour if we see a person ….
rewarded
In terms of motivation, we are less likely to imitate behaviour if we see a person …
punished.
What term is used for learning from others?
Vicarious
A type of reinforcement which is received by observing another person who is rewarded for behaviour.
Vicarious Reinforcement
If a children are going to imitate behaviour then by definition they must be able to remember the behaviour they have witnessed.
Mental representation
Why is Lucy copying? Lucy watches Mary copies her but doesn’t copy Dan.
Identification - similarity