Social Learning Theory - Bandura

Identification in social learning refers to:

• The ability to mimic a model

• The extent to which an individual relates to a model

• The punishment received from a model

• The rewards given by a model

Research suggests that children are more likely to identify with models who are:

• Different from them

• Similar to them

• Older than them

• Younger than them

What is vicarious reinforcement according to Bandura?

• Direct experience of rewards

• Observing a model being rewarded

• Learning by association

• None of the above.

What was the behaviour of the aggressive model in the experiment?

• Playing gently with the doll

• Striking the doll with a mallet

• Ignoring the doll

• Hugging the doll

About one-third of the children who observed the aggressive model repeated the model’s ____ responses.

• Physical

• Verbal

• Positive

• Exaggerated

What is one strength of social learning theory?

• It applies to all forms of behaviour

• It is theoretical

• It has useful applications

• It is current

In a follow up to the original Bobo doll study, Bandura found

• When the model was rewarded the children demonstrated increased aggression

• When the model was rewarded the children demonstrated decreased aggression

• When the model was punished the children demonstrated increased aggression

• When the model was a cartoon the children demonstrated decreased aggression

If not as a result of SLT, why might people with deviant behaviour spend time together?

• People with similar attitudes and values seek each other out

• It is fun to be reckless together

• They have learned deviant behaviour from a shared role model

• They see their peers rewarded for aggression

Other than social learning, what else could potentially influence behaviour?

• Imitation

• Genetics

• Media

• Astrology

Which level of conformity is most associated with SLT?

• Compliance

• Identification

• Internalisation