SLT Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
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strength: validity
A
The study has been replicated with slight changes and similar results have been found.
2
Q
strength: role models
A
Bandura shoes that children who observed aggressive behaviour being rewarded, imitated that behaviour. This shows the importance of role models in learning deviant behaviour.
3
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weakness: validity
A
The theory is based on laboratory studies. Laboratories are artificial settings and findings may not be valid for real – life situations.
4
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weakness: free will and crime
A
The theory assumes people’s behaviour is completely determined by their learning experiences and ignores their freedom of choice. This also conflicts with legal views of crime, which assume that we have free will to commit crime.
