Social Learning Theory

• What is the main concept of Social Learning Theory?

  Imitation and modeling
• What does imitation in Social Learning Theory refer to?

  Copying the behavior of others
• What is identification in the context of Social Learning Theory?

  When an observer associates themselves with a role model and wants to be like them
• What characteristics make someone a role model in Social Learning Theory?

  • Same sex
  • Similar age or older
  • Higher status or authority
  • Friendly and likable
• What is vicarious reinforcement?

  Reinforcement that occurs through observing someone else being reinforced or punished
• What is the difference between direct and indirect learning?

  Direct learning happens to oneself, while indirect learning happens to others
• What are mediational cognitive processes in Social Learning Theory?

  Cognitive factors that influence learning between stimulus and response
• What are the key mediational cognitive processes that influence learning?

  • Attention to observed behavior
  • Memory of what was observed
  • Ability to reproduce behaviors
  • Motivation to produce the observed behavior
• Modelling 


  Demonstration of a specific behaviour that may be imitated by an observer