Unit 1 - LAA3 - Social Learning Theory Flashcards
What is learning through?
Observation and imitation of role models
Who developed Social Learning Theory?
Albert Bandura
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 the model ……
aspires to be like them/ admires them.
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
Why is Lucy copying? Lucy watches Mary copies her but doesn’t copy Dan.
Identification - similarity
Hugh watches what his dad does and imitates him.
Identification - Status
The media could ensure people who show aggression are punished. What is this strength?
Practical applications
Sarah watched Marisa given a sweet for cleaning up. Sarah copied this. What is this?
Vicarious reinforcement
A teacher gives a star of the week award to Suhail. Every student tries harder next week. What is this?
Vicarious reinforcement
A class see a video of a boy given praise for how nicely he plays with a dog. The class copy his behaviour when a dog is brought into the class.
Vicarious reinforcement
