Unit 6: Social Learning Flashcards
1
Q
What do social perspectives on learning recognise?
A
unobservable, intervening constructs affect learning
2
Q
What does Banduras Social learning theory state and how is it mainly applied?
A
social behavior is learnt, not innate
used to explain how children learn aggressive behaviors (or prosocial ones)
3
Q
Did bandura rule out biological factors?
A
no, recognized influence but emphasized experience (direct or vicarious)
4
Q
Learning by direct experience
A
acquiring behavior because we get a reward
5
Q
Learning by vicarious experience
A
acquiring behavior after observing another person being rewarded for it
6
Q
Is simply observing a model enough to produce imitation of the behavior in children?
A
yes
