social learning theory

• What is behaviorism classed as?

  A learning theory
• How do we learn according to behaviorism?

  Through stimuli response mechanisms
• What happens when we experience a reward for our behavior?

  We are more likely to repeat it
• What is the effect of punishment on behavior?

  It likely stops the behavior
• Do we need to experience rewards and punishments ourselves to learn?

  No, we can learn by observing others
• Who is a prominent social learning theorist mentioned?

  Albert Bandura
• What is vicarious reinforcement?

  Learning by observing others rewarded
• What do social learning theorists argue about learning?

  It is a cognitive process in a social context
• What are models in social learning theory?

  People we observe and imitate
• What is the difference between live models and symbolic models?

  Live models are known personally; symbolic models are media figures
• What factors influence whether we imitate a model?

  Identification and perceived status of the model
• What are mediational processes in social learning theory?

  Processes that occur between observation and imitation
• What are the four mediational processes?

  Attention, retention, reproduction, motivation
• Why is attention important in the mediational processes?

  You must watch carefully to reproduce behavior
• What does retention refer to in mediational processes?

  Memory of the observed behavior
• What is reproduction in the context of social learning?

  Thinking about whether you can perform the behavior
• How does motivation affect behavior imitation?

  It influences the desire to perform the behavior
• How do behaviorists view learning and performance?

  They see them as the same activity
• How does social learning theory differ from behaviorism regarding learning?

  Learning can be internalized for later use
• What was the aim of Bandura's Bobo Doll study?

  To demonstrate modeling and imitation
• What age group were the participants in Bandura's study?

  Children aged three to six
• What did children observe in the aggressive model group?

  An adult using physical and verbal aggression
• What was a key finding regarding boys in Bandura's study?

  Boys imitated aggression more from male models
• What did Bandura's 1965 variation study demonstrate?

  The power of vicarious reinforcement and punishment
• What is a limitation of Bandura's Bobo Doll study regarding external validity?

  Findings may not generalize to real-life situations
• What is a criticism of social learning theory regarding mediational factors?

  They cannot be directly observed
• How does social learning theory compare to behaviorism?

  It offers a more detailed understanding of behavior
• What is reciprocal determinism?

  Behavior influences the environment and vice versa
• What does Bandura argue about the relationship between behavior and environment?

  They influence each other
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