phycology approaches slt (social learning theory)

Slt

Social learning theory

Identification

To see someone and want to be like them

Imitation

To copy someone’s behaviour

Mediational process- AARRM

What it is

Stages of copying another’s behaviour

Mediational process- stages of coping another’s behaviour

The anagram for the 5 things needed to copy behaviour

AARRM

Mediational process- stages of coping another’s behaviour- AARRM

The first A stands for…

Availability

Mediational process- stages of coping another’s behaviour- AARRM

The second A stands for…

Attention

Mediational process- stages of coping another’s behaviour- AARRM

The first R stands for

Retention

Mediational process- stages of coping another’s behaviour- AARRM

The second R stands for…

Reproduction

Mediational process- stages of coping another’s behaviour- AARRM

The M stands for…

Motivation

Mediational process- stages of coping another’s behaviour- AARRM

Availability definition

Is the behaviour in the environment

Mediational process- stages of coping another’s behaviour- AARRM

Attention definition

Is the behaviour noticeable

Mediational process- stages of coping another’s behaviour- AARRM

Retention definition

Do you remember the behaviour

Mediational process- stages of coping another’s behaviour- AARRM

Reproduction definition

Is the behaviour replicatable

Mediational process- stages of coping another’s behaviour- AARRM

Motivation definition

Do we want to copy the behaviour

Mediational process- stages of coping another’s behaviour- AARRM

In an exam question with an example, this is how many mediational processes that typically need pointing out

3

Role theory

Our role differs depending on our environment

Who came up with slt

Bandura

How many groups of children did bandura use in his experiment

3 groups

What ages where the people used in banduras experiment

3-6

Children in banduras experiment who behaved aggressively

Watched an aggressive adult

Children in banduras experiment who behaved nicely

Watched a nice adult

Children who exhibited both aggressive and nicer behaviours in banduras experiment

Didn’t watch an adult

The children watched adults interact with

A bobo doll

Vicarious reinforcement

If someone does something and is rewarded, we replicate the behaviour to try and be rewarded

In banduras second experiment

The children watched adults be aggressive to the bobo doll, but the adults received consequences

In banduras second experiment the adults faced consequences for being aggressive to the bobo doll. The consequences were…

Praise for aggression, told off for aggression, no consequences for aggression

In banduras second experiment, the most aggressive children

Watched the adult that received praise for aggression

In banduras second experiment, the second most aggressive children

Watched the adult with no consequences

In banduras second experiment, the least aggressive children

Watched the adult who got told off for aggression

Strengths

Can encourage positive behaviour

Can help people identify what they want to align with

Limitations

Can encourage negative behaviour

May influence someone to be completely different in a negative way