explain social learning theory, making references to two relevant studies
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Explain social learning theory, making references to two relevant studies.
Bandura is BACK!!!!!
• Remember the Bobo doll guy?
• Observational learning• He also developed
social learning theory
So what is social learning theory…..• Bandura + Skinner = SLT• 4 Step Process1. Attention2. Retention3. Reproduction4. Motivation (Rewards or Punishments of the reproduced behavior)
Explain social learning theory, making references to two relevant studies.
So prove it…….,
• Well we can always use the Bandura and Ross (1961) study we already learned.
• 36 Boys and 36 Girls from Stanford U Nursery school (4.4 years old).
• How does this study support SLA?
• What are its problems?Explain social learning theory, making references to two relevant studies.
St. Helena StudyCharlton et al. (2000)
• Remote island is South Atlantic
Aim: See if TV would make kids more aggressive.
• In 1995 they showed kids 3-8 TV in their classrooms (control group was kids in London).
Explain social learning theory, making references to two relevant studies.
St. Helena StudyCharlton et al. (2000)
• Then they watched for aggression.• They also interviewed teachers
and parents.Results:• No increase in violence or
aggressive behavior over 5 years.Discussion:• The island community did not put
up with violence.• They may have learned aggressive
behavior from TV, but did not show it.
• No motivation (reinforcement) to show what they learned.Explain social learning theory, making
references to two relevant studies.