Bandura (psychology being invesigated)

Question 1

What did Bandura want to study overall?

Answer 1

Social learning in the context of aggression.
His experiment led him to suggest that learningcan occur through observing and imitating role models.

Question 2

1) Define social learning theory

Answer 2

• A theory developed from behaviourism and developed by Bandura. Which involves, the learning of a new behaviour, that obsevred in a role model/ And is imitated in the absence of that model.

Question 3

Name 3 ways SLT builds on behaviourism.

Answer 3

• Research focused on human ppts
• Indirect experince is recognised/ and its capacity to change behaviour
• Internal processes are also considered (not just observable behaviour)

Question 4

2) Observation and imitation

Answer 4

• the main idea of SLT is behaviour is learnt by observation and imitation

Question 5

3) Vicarious reinforcement and punishment

Answer 5

• SLT suggest we are more/less likely to imitate a model if we observe them being rewarded/ pushished for their behaviour.

Question 6

Model definition

Answer 6

A person who inspires others to imitate behaviours (post/neg)

Question 7

Vicarious reinforcement

Answer 7

• Observing another being rewarded for their behaviour. Makes imitation of observed behaviour more likely.

Question 8

Vicarious punishment

Answer 8

Watching another being punished for their behaviour makes imitation of the observed behaviour less likely.

Question 9

4) Identification

Answer 9

• Models are more likely to be imitated if the observer identifies with them.
• identification is more likely to occur if the model is simialr (race/gender/ethinicity)
• Models are often high staus/ influetial

Question 10

5) Internal mediation process

Answer 10

• In order for social learning to occur, the observer must form mental representations of observed behaviour.
• and mental representations of the behaviour in terms of future outcomes

Question 11

5) internal mediational processes (there are 4 mediational processes in learning)

Answer 11

Attension- the extent to which we notice certain behaviours.
Retention- How well is the behaviour remembered.
Motor reproduction - the abiloty of the observer to perfom the behaviour.
Motivation- The will to preform the behaviour (influenced by whether the behaviour is rewarded or punished.
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