Aggression: SLT

Question 1

SLT

Answer 1

pick up our behaviours from the actions of others (vicarious reinforcement)

Question 2

What does SLT contrast to?

Answer 2

Traditional views:

actions are determined by classical and operant conditioning

Question 3

Mental representation

Answer 3

when weigh up a decision, decide on most likely outcome for each poss option

Question 4

Who uses mental representations? and why?

Answer 4

children

to decide whether or not to imitate an aggressive act

Question 5

Maintenance through direct experience

Answer 5

Established that children can imitate through observation and (indirect reinforcement)
when paired with direction reinforcement, action becomes even more likely