Social Psychological Explanations of Human Aggression (OCR A-Level Psychology): Quizzes
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According to social learning theory, how is aggression acquired?
According to social learning theory, how is aggression acquired?
Through observation & imitation of models
What does SLT identify as the cause of aggression?
What does SLT identify as the cause of aggression?
The environment
When is someone more likely to imitate aggressive behaviour according to identification?
When is someone more likely to imitate aggressive behaviour according to identification?
When they identify with the model
What is vicarious reinforcement in the context of aggression?
What is vicarious reinforcement in the context of aggression?
Model is rewarded for aggressive behaviour
What does the 'attention' meditational process involve?
What does the 'attention' meditational process involve?
Noticing & observing model's behaviour
What does the 'memory' meditational process involve?
What does the 'memory' meditational process involve?
Remembering the behaviour observed
What does 'reproduction' refer to in meditational processes?
What does 'reproduction' refer to in meditational processes?
Skills & ability to replicate behaviour
What determines motivation in the meditational processes?
What determines motivation in the meditational processes?
Rewards or punishments that follow
In Bandura's study, what did children who observed an aggressive model do?
In Bandura's study, what did children who observed an aggressive model do?
Were more aggressive than control group
What did Bandura find about children who saw the model rewarded for aggression?
What did Bandura find about children who saw the model rewarded for aggression?
More likely to imitate the aggression
Why is Bandura's highly controlled lab setting a strength?
Why is Bandura's highly controlled lab setting a strength?
Protects from extraneous variables
What limitation relates to Bandura's laboratory setting?
What limitation relates to Bandura's laboratory setting?
Lacks ecological validity
What does SLT ignore according to the evaluation?
What does SLT ignore according to the evaluation?
Genetic factors