Social Learning Theory Overall

Question 1

What are the 6 AO1 points you should know for SLT overall?

Answer 1

-learning through observation and imitation
-role of vicarious reinforcement
-mediations processes
-role of identification
-Banduras bobo doll study
-Bridge between behaviourism and cognitive approaches

Question 2

How does Social Learning Theory say behaviour is learned?

Answer 2

Behaviour is learned through observing and imitating others, especially when their actions are rewarded.

Question 3

What is vicarious reinforcement?

Answer 3

Learning that occurs by observing the consequences of someone else’s behaviour. If they are rewarded, the observer is more likely to imitate the behaviour.

Question 4

What are the four mediational processes in SLT?

Answer 4

1. Attention – noticing the behaviour
   
   2. Retention – remembering the behaviour
   3. Motor reproduction – ability to do it
   4. Motivation – wanting to perform it

Question 5

What is identification in Social Learning Theory?

Answer 5

When an observer relates to a role model (e.g., same gender or admired) and is more likely to imitate their behaviour. This process is called modelling.

Question 6

What did Bandura’s Bobo doll study show?

Answer 6

Children who saw an adult act aggressively toward a Bobo doll were more likely to imitate that aggression, especially if the adult was rewarded.

Question 7

How is SLT a bridge between behaviourist and cognitive approaches?

Answer 7

SLT includes both learning through experience (like behaviourism) and internal mental processes (like cognition), such as attention and motivation.