Flashcards in G543 - Upbringing - Akers Deck (6)
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1
How many participants were selected? What age range? With what?
2500 males and females ages 13-18 with drinking and drug problems
2
What 5 key factors did Akers propose as predictors of learning deviant behaviour?
Imitation
Differential association
Definitions
Differential reinforcement - social
Differential reinforcement - non-social
3
What did Akers find to be a very important factor in learning drink and drug behaviour?
Imitation
4
For imitation, what % variation was there in drinking behaviours? And drug behaviours? What does this provide support for?
55% in drink, 68% in drug, the social learning theory
5
What did Akers suggest were important in explaining how deviant behaviour is learned? What does this provide support for?
Differential association, and definitions of what is acceptable/not acceptable. Provides support for the differential association theory
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