Limitation + Counterpoint

One limitation of SLT is the reliance of _______________ to support the theory

Laboratory experiments

Many concepts within SLT were developed through observation of young children's behaviour in laboratory settings.

The laboratory environment used within SLT research can reduce both ________ (whether the study measures what it claims to measure) and ____________ (whether the findings of the study can be transferred) of the study

Internal

External validity

In addition, their contrived nature means that many participants may…

Respond to demand characteristics

For example, in relation to Bandura's Bobo doll research, because the main purpose of the doll ____________, the children were simply behaving in a way that they _____________

Is to strike it

Thought was expected

This is a limitation because the theory may tell us little about how children actually learn aggression in everyday life, lacking…

Mundane realism and ecological validity

But although artificial, these experiments adopting scientific methods means they establish _______________________, arguably making this a reliable explanation of behaviour

Falsifiability and replicability of results