Albert Bandura: Social Learning Theory 17

Observational Learning

Observation allows people to learn without performing any behavior.

Modeling

involves adding and subtracting from the observed behavior and generalizing from one observation to another

The Bobo Doll Experiment

a series of studies that demonstrated how children learn and imitate behaviors by observing others. In the experiment, children who watched an adult model aggressively interacting with a Bobo doll were more likely to mimic those aggressive behaviors compared to those who observed non-aggressive or no behavior

Chance Encounter and Fortuitous Events

enter the reciprocal determinism paradigm at the environment point, after which they influence behavior in much the same way as do planned events

Behavior

Actions and Decisions

Person

Internal Competencies; Cognitive, Emotional, and Physical

Environment

External Spaces, Laws, Objects

Intentionality

proactive commitment

Foresight

ability to set goals

Self-reactiveness

ability to monitor one’s progress

Self-reflectiveness

ability to monitor their own motives, values, and meaning of their life goals

Self-efficacy

Beliefs that they can or cannot exercise those behaviors necessary to bring about a desired consequence

Proxy Agency

People exercise some partial control over everyday living and need proxies

Collective Efficacy

Level of confidence that people have that their combined efforts will produce social change

Self-regulation

Reflective thought

Mastery Experiences

Performance

Social Modeling

Observing someone of equal ability succeed or fail at a task

Social Persuasion

Listening to a trusted person’s encouraging words

Physical and Emotional States

Such as anxiety or fear, which usually lowers self-efficacy

The Modeling Therapy

is a behavioral therapy technique in which individuals learn new behaviors or overcome fears and anxieties by observing and imitating a model who demonstrates the desired behavior in a structured environment.

Self-control Therapy

1. Behavioral Charts

2. Environmental Planning

3. Self-contracts

Compensation

that would manifest as superiority complex or delusions of grandeur

Inactivity

apathy, boredom, or depression

Escape

which can come in the form of drugs and alcohol, television fantasies, or even the ultimate escape which is suicide