Social learning theory

Question 1

assumption of SLT

Answer 1

behaviour is learned from the environment and experience, through observation and imitation of others
learning occurs directly through operant and classical conditioning, but also indirectly

Question 2

indirect forms of learning

Answer 2

vicarious reinforcement
mediational processes
identification

Question 3

what is vicarious reinforcement

Answer 3

in general, imitation only occurs when we observe someone being reinforced for it, rather than punished
learner not only observes behaviour, but also consequences

Question 4

what are the four mediational processes and who were they identified by

Answer 4

Bandura

Attention - noticing behaviour
Retention - remebering behaviour
Motor reproduction - performing behaviour
Motivation - the will to perform behaviour

Question 5

what does motivation depend on

Answer 5

type of reinforcement

Question 6

the two learning mediational processes

Answer 6

attention
retention

Question 7

the two performance mediational processes

Answer 7

motor reproduction
motivation

Question 8

what is identification

Answer 8

how people are more likely to imitate someone they identify with

Question 9

what is a role model

Answer 9

the person someone identifies with, and is imitating

Question 10

what is modelling

Answer 10

either the role model
or the process of imitating the role model

Question 11

what kind of studies are SLT theories based on

Answer 11

lab studies

Question 12

why are lab studies being what the theory is based on a limitation of SLT

Answer 12

artificial setting of a lab experiment may cause participants to respond to demand characteristics
Banduras ideas were mainly developed through observations of children in lab studies - therefore this suggests that research tells us little about how children actually learn agression in real life settings

Question 13

strength of SLT - cognition

Answer 13

SLT recognises importance of cognition
operant and classic conditioning cant offer adequate account of learning on their own
humans and animals store info about behaviour and and use cognitions to decide when to use these
SLT provides a comprehensice explanation of learning

Question 14

real world applications of SLT (A03 - strength)

Answer 14

applied to real world behaviours
explains cultrual differences in behaviour - principles such as imitation, modelling, reinforcement can explain how children learn from those around them
explains how norms are transmitted in societes
increased value of approach

Question 15

Banduras study:
first study

Answer 15

Bobo doll study
studied how agression was transferred to children when observing adults
showed one group of adults acting aggresive towards a bobo doll, and then when. they were later observed with the bobo doll, they were agressive.
and vice versa

Question 16

Banduras study:
second study

Answer 16

Bobo dolls 2:
how reinforcement can affect behaviour
3 groups:
1 - observed adults being rewarded for acting aggressivly towards doll
2 - observed adults being punished for agressive behaviour
3 - observed adults with no consequence for agressive behaviour
when the children were observed with the dolls group 1 were most agressive, then 3, then 2