Social Learning Theory

• What is behaviorism classified 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 the behavior
• What is the effect of punishment on behavior?

  It is likely to stop the behavior
• What question do social learning theorists like Albert Bandura ask about learning?

  Do we need to experience rewards and punishments ourselves?
• What do social learning theorists believe about observing others?

  It is enough to learn to modify our behavior
• What did social learning theorists include that behaviorists rejected?

  Internal mental processes
• What are the defining features of social learning theory?

  • Learning occurs through observation
  • Involves cognitive processes
  • Includes vicarious reinforcement and punishment
  • Models can be live or symbolic
• Who is the most prominent social learning theorist?

  Albert Bandura
• What was the Bobo Doll Experiment designed to demonstrate?

  Modeling and imitation in children
• What age group were the participants in the Bobo Doll Experiment?

  Three to six years old
• What did children observe in the aggressive model group of the Bobo Doll Experiment?

  An adult using physical and verbal aggression
• What was a key finding regarding boys in the Bobo Doll Experiment?

  Boys imitated aggression more from male models
• What did Bandura's 1963 variation of the study show about symbolic models?

  They can also be imitated
• What did Bandura find in the 1965 study regarding vicarious reinforcement?

  Children punished were less aggressive
• What are the strengths of Bandura's Bobo Doll study?

  • High internal validity
  • Controlled environment
  • Matched participants design
• What are the weaknesses of Bandura's Bobo Doll study?

  • Lacks external validity
  • Short-term effects only
  • Findings may not generalize to real life
• What do social learning theorists argue about internal mental processes?

  They are essential for understanding behavior
• What are the four mediational processes in social learning theory?

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

  You must watch carefully to imitate
• What does retention refer to in the mediational processes?

  Memory of the observed behavior
• What does reproduction involve in the mediational processes?

  Thinking if you can perform the behavior
• What does motivation consider in the mediational processes?

  Desire to reproduce the behavior based on outcomes
• How do behaviorists view learning and performance?

  They see them as the same activity
• How do social learning theorists view learning and performance?

  They see them as distinct processes
• What is reciprocal determinism according to Bandura?

  Behavior affects the environment and vice versa
• What does Bandura argue about the influence of behavior on the environment?

  It can motivate further behavior
• What are the advantages of social learning theory over behaviorism?

  • Considers internal mental processes
  • Explains complex behaviors like aggression
  • Offers a more detailed understanding of behavior
• What are the limitations of social learning theory compared to behaviorism?

  • Less scientific due to inferred processes
  • Mediational factors cannot be directly observed
  • May oversimplify the causes of behavior
• What is the focus of behaviorism in learning?

  Basic behaviors through animal studies
• How does Bandura's perspective on determinism differ from simple environmental determinism?

  It includes reciprocal influences between behavior and environment
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