Social Cognitive Theory

• who invented the social cognitive theory


  Bandura
• what is the social cognitive theory?


  it is a broader explanation of social learning theory
• what is social learning theory


  learning which takes place in a social context
• what can SLT be broken down into

  attention, retention, reproduction, motivation
• attention


  noticing the behaviour
• retention


  remembering the behaviour
• reproduction


  imitating the behaviour
• motivation


  desire to repeat the behaviour
• what is observational learning dependent on

  behaviour of key role models in a child's life
• what is the relationship between SCT and SLT

  SCT builds on SLT by including cognition as a key component of behaviour which makes it more sophisticated than SLT as it shows that individuals have a sense of control over their actions
• what is a key component of SCT

  self-efficacy which is based on the idea that an individual has autonomy over their actions and that a persons destiny is not wholly dependent on their environment
• what is a key concept of SCT

  reciprocal determinism which states that interactions between the individual, environment and behaviour woke together holistically to determine behavioural outcomes
• what is an example of reciprocal determinism

  a keen violinist: the social environment must be in place (access to violin lessons and a skilled teacher) for the desired behavioural outcome (to be a world-renowned violinist) to be realised but this is also only possible with self-efficacy (the belief that, with practice, the outcome can be achieved)
• what is socialisation


  the process of becoming a member of a social group
• gender socialisation


  child learns attitudes and behaviours considered appropriate for their gender
• cultural socialisation

  child is taught about their racial, cultural and ethnic heritage
• What is vicarious reinforcement?


  When a person's behaviour changes based on consequences that happen to an observed model