social learning theory

Question 1

what does SLT say influences our behaviour?

Answer 1

learn from observing our role models

Question 2

what 4 stages of indirect learning take place for learning according to SLT?

Answer 2

1. observe behaviour of our role model
2. retain this information and remember it
3. modelling/copying behaviour
4. judgement (if we receive PR we carry on, if receive punishment we don’t)

Question 3

what is vicarious reinforcement?

Answer 3

if role model is rewarded for their behaviour then we are more likely to imitate it

Question 4

what is identification?

Answer 4

likely to become a role model if they possess similar characteristics to ourselves or hold status to be desired

Question 5

what are the meditational factors?

Answer 5

• likelihood of imitation depends of mediational factors
  1. attention = if we. don’t notice behaviour we can’t imitate it
  2. retention = if we don’t remember what we saw we wont imitate
  3. motor reproduction = if we don’t have the ability to perform behaviours the we wont
  4. motivation = if we aren’t willing then we wont perform the behaviour

Question 6

what was banduras bobo doll procedure and findings?

Answer 6

• 66 nursery children into 3 groups
• three conditions :
  
  • condition 1 = adult not punished or rewarded for kicking bobo doll
  • condition 2 = adult was rewarded
  • condition 3 = adult was punished
• children went into room to play with bobo doll
• condition 2 was most aggressive
• condition 3 was least aggressive

Question 7

strength of social learning theory (cognitive)

Answer 7

humans store info about when behaviours are appropriate - observing behaviour forms idea of how behaviour should be performed

Question 8

limitation of social learning theory (biology)

Answer 8

observational learning may be a result of mirror neurons in the brain which allow us to imitate others - biological influences under emphasised

Question 9

limitation of social learning theory (artificial - bandura)

Answer 9

done in a lab so not real life - tell us little about how children learn aggression in real life

Question 10

strength of social learning theory (application)

Answer 10

explain how cultural norms are transmitted through society - explain cultural differences in behaviours