Lesson 7: SLT

Question 1

What is it?

Answer 1

Maintains that children learn through imitation
Aggression carried out by rifle model internalised by observer and so carried out in future
If role models rewarded, children learn this is effective way of getting what they want, vicarious reinforcement

Question 2

5 meditational processes.

Answer 2

1. Attention
2. Retention
3. Motor reproduction
4. Motivation
5. Self-efficacy

Question 3

Boob doll study

Answer 3

• Matched pair design of 3-5 year olds
• 3 conditions
• 1. Model acting aggressively, 2. Not acting aggressively, 3. Control group
• taken to room, frustrated
• taken to room and observed

Question 4

GOOD

Answer 4

• Research support (BOBO doll, Bandura: 96 3-5 year olds, cartoons produced highest mean amount of aggressive acts
• Practical application. Provide non-aggressive role models, same learning processes

Question 5

BAD

Answer 5

• Underestimated influence of biological factors
• Reactive aggression harder to explain with SLT (better to use F-A hypothesis)
• Issue of cultural bias, Kung San people