bandura strengths and limitations

Bandura social learning strengths

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What does bandura account for

Unlike skinner, bandura takes account of the fact that we are social beings. We learn from the experiences of others, not just from our own direct experience

What shows the importance of role models

Bandura shows that children who observed aggressive behaviour being rewarded, imitated that behaviour. This shows the importance of role models in learning deviant behaviour

Bandura limitations

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What is a limitation on laboratory studies

This theory is based on laboratory studies. Laboratories are artificial settings and findings may not be valid for real life situations

What does this theory assume

The theory assumes people’s behaviour is completely determined by their learning experiences and ignores their freedom of choice

How is the inability to imitate behaviour a limitation

Not all observed behaviour is easily imitated - we may lack the ability to do so