Bandura- SLT

Question 1

what theory does Bandura work with?

Answer 1

Social learning theory

Question 2

What did he think behaviour was created by? or influenced by?

Answer 2

The environment

Question 3

What is a role model in terms of the social learning theory?

Answer 3

An individual who a person looks up to and often is imitated

Question 4

how did he believe learning took place?

Answer 4

By observing and imitating

Question 5

what is modelling?

Answer 5

a process where an individual copies a role model

Question 6

What did Bandura use in his most famous experiment?

Answer 6

A bobo doll

Question 7

where children who watched an adult get rewarded after abusing the bobo doll more or less likely to show aggression themselves?

Answer 7

more likely

Question 8

where children who watched an adult get punished after abusing the bobo doll more or less likely to show aggression themselves?

Answer 8

less likely

Question 9

did Banduras experiment show that boys or girls where more likely to show aggression

Answer 9

boys

Question 10

How many stages did Bandura believe there were to modelling?

Answer 10

four

Question 11

what was the first stage to modelling?

Answer 11

Attention

Question 12

what was the second stage to modelling?

Answer 12

Retention

Question 13

what was the third stage to modelling?

Answer 13

motivation

Question 14

what was the fourth stage to modelling?

Answer 14

production

Question 15

outline two features of banduras theory

Answer 15

1. reinforcement increases the likelihood of imitation
2. Observation and imitation is how learning takes place

Question 16

Name some strengths of banduras theory

Answer 16

1. helps to understand more about children’s backgrounds and where their behaviour has come from
2. helps us to understand we need to promote positive role models
3. helps to understand behaviour like fear, bad experiences, or phobias

Question 17

Name some weaknesses of banduras theory

Answer 17

1. criticised for being based on a laboratory experiment and not in real life
2. doesn’t take into account children’s ability to learn s based on age
3. if the SLT theory was true children’s personalities would be constantly changing