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THE SOCIAL LEARNING THEORYVicarious Role models-
1)Attention-an individual needs punishment-
people who
to pay attention to the performing a
behaviour less after show
behaviour and its consequences seeing someone behaviours
negatively treated
for a certain
which may be
behaviour imitated.
2)Retention- the memory of the
behaviour should be formed to Imitation- Vicarious
later on be replicated observing and reinforcement-
then learning behaviours
throught the
replicatinf an observation of
individual reward rather than
behaviour direct experience.
3)Reproduction- the ability to
perform the behaviour the
model has just demonstrated
Identification- when an Modelling-
observer associated
themselves with the displaying
role model and would behaviour
like to be like them so is
then more likely to which may be
4)Motivation- the will to imitate replicate the behaviour imitated
the behaviour if the perceived
reward is high enough.
BANDURA ET AL – 1961 – BOBO DOLL
Key Assumptions
IVS- children who watched an adult being aggressive with the bobo doll,
children who watched a non-aggressive adult -We learn everything from
Then the children would be presented with a room of toys but wouldn’t be
experience and our environment
allowed to play with them. This would frustrate them. They’d then be given -Claims we can learn indirectly from
a bobo doll and a hammer to see how the behaviour with be imitated.
others by observing behaviour and
Children in group 1 were more aggressive towards the bobo doll.
consequences
STRENGTHS- WEAKNESSES- -Views cognitive processes as being
Empirical method used Investigator effects due to the
important in learning too
Replicable due to control and induced frustration
standardised method Ethical? Does it encourage
One way mirror increases violence in young children
ecological validity EVs, is the child naturally violent.
AO3 STRENGTHS
o
WEAKNESSES
It is argued that the SLT overlooks pre-existing biological
o The SLT explains how people in different cultures will
factors such as if people are naturally prone to anger or
behave similarly eg. queueing in England. This can be
differences based on gender. Bandura found that boys
explained by role models and identification as while
are more aggressive than girls due to higher testosterone.
growing up we are exposed to specific behaviours.
This therefore goes against SLT as it provides other
Therefore, imitation is increased due to modelling and
reasons for behaviour other than vicarious
identifying with those in a similar culture to you.
reinforcement/punishment.
o Claimed that the SLT is better than the behaviourist
o Another issue with SLT is that it promotes violence as the
approach due to the studies conducted on humans. In the
children were made to watch aggressive adults therefore
behaviourist approach experiments take place on rats,
making them more likely to replicate violent behaviour in
pigeons and dogs but in SLT they are conducted on
the future. Similarly, there are unknown long-term
children. Therefore, this makes the SLT more accurate
effects of this into adulthood. Also, the research is
and precise to human behaviour.
conducted in controlled environments so unlikely to
reflect the true behaviour of the children.
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