Social Learning Theory

• Who proposed the Social Learning Theory?

  Albert Bandura
• What does Social Learning Theory emphasize about how individuals learn?

  Individuals learn through observation and imitation of others in a social context.
• What are the positive and negative aspects of imitation according to Social Learning Theory?

  Positive aspects:

  • Children may imitate pro-social behavior from role models.

  
  

  Negative aspects:

  • Social learning theory highlights the anti-social side of imitation.
• What does the term 'imitation' refer to in Social Learning Theory?

  Imitation refers to copying the behaviors of others.
• How does imitation contribute to culture according to Social Learning Theory?

  Imitation allows for the transfer of information and behaviors between individuals and down generations.
• What is vicarious reinforcement?

  Vicarious reinforcement is observing the behavior and the consequences of that behavior.
• How does vicarious reinforcement influence imitation?

  Imitation is more likely to occur if the model is positively reinforced.
• What is indirect learning in the context of Social Learning Theory?

  Indirect learning is learning without being aware that you are learning.
• What are the four mediational processes identified by Bandura?

  Attention, Retention, Reproduction, Motivation.
• What are the stages of the mediational processes in Social Learning Theory?

  1. Attention: Noticing the behavior.
  2. Retention: Remembering the behavior.
  3. Reproduction: Being able to perform the behavior.
  4. Motivation: Wanting to imitate the behavior.
• What does identification (modeling) involve in Social Learning Theory?

  Identification involves associating oneself with a role model and wanting to be like them.
• What is the key principle of Bandura's Social Learning Theory?

  Individuals develop who they are through environmental factors, namely the imitation of role models.
• What is the significance of attention in Bandura's Social Learning Theory?

  Attention is necessary to notice a behavior in order to imitate it.
• What does motor reproduction refer to in Social Learning Theory?

  Motor reproduction refers to the observer needing to have the physical ability to perform the action.
• What was the sample used in Bandura's Bobo Doll Study?

  36 boys and 36 girls aged between 3-6 years old.
• What were the three groups in Bandura's Bobo Doll Study and their conditions?

  1. Group 1: Aggressive model.
  2. Group 2: Non-aggressive model.
  3. Group 3: Control group (no model).
• What were the results of Bandura's Bobo Doll Study?

  The children who observed the aggressive model were more aggressive than those in the other groups.
• How did boys and girls differ in their imitation of aggressive behavior in Bandura's study?


  Boys imitated more physically aggressive acts than girls, but there was no difference in verbal aggression.
• What conclusion can be drawn from Bandura's Bobo Doll Study?


  The study supports Social Learning Theory as it shows children imitate the behavior of role models, even negative behavior.
• What did Bandura and Walters (1963) find in their repeat study of the Bobo Doll experiment?


  • Group 1 (model praised) showed the most aggression.
  • Group 2 (model punished) showed the least aggression.
  • Group 3 (no consequences) showed moderate aggression.
• How does Social Learning Theory bridge the Behaviorist and Cognitive Approaches?

  It emphasizes the importance of environment and reinforcement while acknowledging internal mental processes.