Social Learning Theory (AQA A-Level Psychology): Flashcards

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Social Learning Theory
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SLT proposes learning occurs through

Observational learning - watching & imitating role models

Developer of Social Learning Theory

Albert Bandura

Four mediational processes acronym (SLT)

ARTM: Attention, Retention, Reproduction, Motivation

Vicarious reinforcement definition

Observer sees model rewarded, making imitation more likely

Bandura's Bobo doll study year

1961

Bobo doll key finding on aggression

Children who saw aggressive model showed more aggressive acts

Participants in Bobo doll experiment

72 children (36 male, 36 female) aged 3-6 years

Identification in SLT means

Observers develop associations with model's characteristics

SLT's determinism stance type

Soft determinism - outside forces & cognitive processes

Bobo doll methodological weakness

Demand characteristics - artificial lab, children guessed aim

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