Social learning theory

Question 1

Key assumptions of SLT
- what is SLT considered to be a bridge between ?

Answer 1

• considered to be a bridge between bbehaviourism and the cognitive approach

Question 2

Key assumptions
- what does SLT focus on ?

Answer 2

SLT focuses on how you learn behaviour and includes the role of internal mental processes

Question 3

How is behaviour learnt according to SLT ?

Answer 3

Behaviour is learnt from the environment
Behaviour is learmt from observing others and the reinforcement of punishment that they receive (vicarious reinforcement)

Question 4

What does SLT NOT regard ?

Answer 4

SLT does not regard the influence of genetics on behaviour

Question 5

Where does learning take place ?

Answer 5

Learning takes place in a social context

Question 6

Learning occurs via ?

Answer 6

Learning occurs via observation of the behaviour of others and the rewards or punishments received for the behaviour

Question 7

What do other people act as ?

Answer 7

Role models

Question 8

What does the characteristics of models influence ?

Answer 8

Characteristics of models influences the likelihood of imitation of the behaviour

Question 9

What is not the same activity ?

Answer 9

Learning and peformance

Question 10

What affects production of behaviour?

Answer 10

Mediational processes

Question 11

What is meant by imitation ?

Answer 11

When a person copies the behaviour of an individual that they see as a role model

Question 12

What is meant by identification ?

Answer 12

When a person is influenced by a person that is similar to them in a way or because the person wishes to be like the individual

Question 13

What is meant by modelling ?

Answer 13

When a person imitates the behaviour of an individual that they see as a model

Question 14

Vicarious reinforcement definition ?

Answer 14

When a person sees the reinforcement that the model is receiving but they themselves are not receiving anything.
The person learns by observing the consequences of another persons behaviour

Question 15

We imitate everyone’s behaviour- true or false ?

Answer 15

False

Question 16

Characteristics of the model that most likely influence the observer ?

Answer 16

• models that are most like us (age, sex, style )
• likeability and the attractiveness of the model
• high status or famous people

Question 17

4 characteristics of the behavior that it must possess for us to learn that behaviour ?

Answer 17

Attention
Retention
Reproduction
Motivation

Question 18

Attention

Answer 18

It has to grab our attention and the behvaiour needs to be influential

Question 19

Retention

Answer 19

The behaviour has to be remembered so a memory is made

Question 20

Reproduction

Answer 20

We need to be capable of imitating the behaviour

Question 21

Motivation

Answer 21

The reward needs to outweigh the risks

Question 22

Bandura et al
Aim ?

Answer 22

1. To examine the effect of the continual influence of the model
2. To examine id the sex of the model influenced same sex and opposite sex participants

Question 23

Bandura et al
Participants ?

Answer 23

36 male and 36 female
Age ranged from 37 to 69 months
Mean age was just over 4 years

Question 24

Procedure

Answer 24

Blurt from notes

Question 25

Bandura et al
Findings ?

Answer 25

The children who had observed aggressive behaviour acted more aggressively when observed
- boys acted more aggressively than girls
- there was greater level of imitation if same gender as the model

Question 26

Bandura et al
- evaluation of the study

Answer 26

• effects of SLT is only short term and it is difficult to see any long term effects
• issues with interpreting the behaviour as most people would hit a bobo doll as that is its purpose which affects validity

Question 27

Evaluation

Answer 27

Blurt out from notes