Bandura + Chaney + Social area quiz

What is the social learning theory?

The basic assumption of the theory is that people learn through observing the behaviour of models mentally rehearsing the behaviour they display, then later imitating them in similar situations

What is a role model?

A person whose behaviour is imitated because they are admired or respected. It is not simply the person who is imitated but their particular behaviour with respect to their position

Vicarious reinforcement

Reinforcement that is not directly experienced but occurs through observing someone else being reinforced for a behaviour

Vicarious punishment

Punishment that is not directly experienced but occurs through observing someone else being punished for a behaviour

What were the four hypotheseis for Bandura

children observing aggression modelled by an adult will imitate the behaviour even if the model was no longer present

Non aggressive models will result in an aggression inhibiting behaviour

Children will imitate the behaviour of the same sex model more than that of a model of the opposite sex

Boys will show more aggressive behaviour than girls, with highest aggression being demonstrated by boys exposed to a male model

Bandura research method

Lab experiment, opportunity sample

Independent variables for Bandura

Witnessing aggressive model

Witnessing non aggressive model

Witnessing no model (control group)

How many participants in bandura

72 (36 boys 36 girls)

What design was bandura

matched pairs

What is positive reinforcement

Rewarding a good action with a good reward (with the intention that it will be repeated)

What is negative reinforcement

Removing something negative to encourage a positive behaviour

Positive punishment

Punishing to remove bad behaviour

Negative punishment

Removing a desirable stimulus to reduce bad behaviour

What was the funhaler?

An inhaler with a spinning disk and a whistle to appeal to children