social learning theory

vicarious reinforcement

• imitation of behaviour seen rewarding

• occurs through someone else being reinforced 

meditational process

cognitive factors that influence learning. come between stimulus+response

• attention

• retention-how well remembered

• motor reproduction

• motivation

identification

imitate people they identify with, role models- posses similar characteristics, higher status

bandura research

bobo doll

• young children

• -observe adult acting aggressive- hitting with Hamer, shouting (G1), adult not acting aggressive (CONTROL)

• behave aggressive when see aggressive behaviour from adult

BANDURA STUDY B

• videos- behave agressive

• G1- Praised

• G2- punished

• CONTROL- no punish or praise

showed aggression mostly in condition where praised

A03- lab study

LIMITATION

• demand characteristics

• kids behave the way they thought- may have thought striking the bobo doll= purpose

• tells little about how children learn agression in real life.

AO3-real world application

STRENGTH

• how children learn aggressive behaviours through media, family, and environment.

• bandura- children who observed aggressive adult models= likely to imitate aggression.

• supports the idea that children can learn aggression through observation and imitation of role models

• assist on real life: Parenting: Encouraging non-aggressive role models; parents can model prosocial behaviours

AO3- cognitive factors

STRENGTH

• considers cognitive (mental) processes in learning — which is an improvement over traditional behaviourism.

• Unlike classical and operant conditioning (only on direct stimulus-response learning), SLT includes internal mental processes  (mediational processes) happen between stimulus and response.

• More comprehensive than behaviourism-explains learning as interaction between: Environment and Cognition

• explain why some behaviours are imitated and others aren’t.,

• a child might observe an aggressive act, but choose not to imitate it because:

  • They didn’t pay attention,

• Makes SLT more flexible and realistic