Social learning theory

• who proposed this theory


  Albert
• what are the 4 processes for observational learning


  attention (notice the behaviour ) retention (remember it ) reproduction( ability to copy it) motivation(reason to copy)
• what is vicarious reinforcement


  imitation of behaviour will only occur if the behaviour is seen to be rewarded rather than punished
• whats a live model


  people present in our environment
• whats a symbolic model


  people present in the media
• who are we likely to imitate

  similar to us in age or gender and people of high status
• what was the procedure of Bandura's key study


  2 set of children put in a room with a bobo doll and watched either an adult being aggressive or gentle towards it
• what were the findings of Bandura's study


  Children see, children do. both groups of children imitated the behaviour the adults showed
• what extra thing was added to the bobo doll study


  they re-did the experiment 2 years later except the adults were shown on film. The kids still imitated the actions
• What is one strength of the cognitive theory of learning?

  It shows the importance of cognitive factors in learning.
• How do humans and animals use cognitive factors according to this theory?


  They store information about the behavior of others to make judgments.
• Why does this theory provide a more comprehensive explanation of human learning?

  Because it uses cognitive factors alongside behavioral observations.
• what is a limiation of this theory

  over-reliance from lab studies: children may have responded to the demand characteristics. Main purpose of a bobo doll is to hit which could explain the behaviour
• what is a limitation of this theory

  underestimates: boys are more aggressive than girls regardless. hormonal factors may be the reason to increases agression