social learning theory.

• slt suggests that


  people learn through observation, particularly of their role models.
• what are the stages of slt.

  attention, retention, reproduction and motivation.
• what does the first stage involve.

  attention - paying attention and observing others behaviours.
• what does the second stage involve.

  retention - remembering these behaviours.
• what is the third stage.

  reproduction - reproducing these behaviours in appropriate circumstances.
• what is the last stage.

  motivation - continuing to repeat this behaviour and using the idea of vicarious reinforcement - see that person being rewarded for that behaviour in some way makes the person want to keep behaving like that too.
• what is the supporting evidence for slt.

  bandura, ross + ross found people are more likely to imitate those that are same sex role models more. cook + mineka - monkeys observed other monkeys reaction to a snake and copied this. Carter et al found children are likely to inhibit dental fears from parents.
• what is the conflicting evidence.

  reductionist.
• what is the usefulness of social learning theory?

  application to media violence and exposure to things that may result in unlawful or immoral behaviour - James bulgar - said they were allowed and exposed to violent video games and bad parent figures.
• what is the testability of slt.

  can be tested through experiments like banduras.