Social Learning Theory: Bandura’s Bobo Beatdown Experiments

Who developed the Social Learning Theory?

• B.F. Skinner

• Sigmund Freud

• Albert Bandura

• Ivan Pavlov

What did Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiments demonstrate?

• Children are unaffected by adult actions.

• Children learn only through direct experience.

• Children can learn by observing others.

• Children do not imitate adult behavior.

How did boys react compared to girls in the Bobo Doll Experiments?

• Boys did not imitate the behavior at all.

• Boys were equally likely to imitate the behavior as girls.

• Boys were less likely to imitate the behavior.

• Boys were three times more likely to imitate the behavior.

What was a significant finding regarding reinforcement and punishment in the experiments?

• Reinforcement and punishment had no impact.

• Punishment had no effect on imitation.

• Reinforcement always led to imitation.

• Punishment reduced the likelihood of imitation.

Which of these are the tenants of Social Learning Theory? (Can select multiple)

• Reinforcements are not solely responsible for learning.

• Learning can happen without an observable  change in behavior, because we may learn without displaying what we have learned

• Cognition, behavior, and environment influence each other.

• Learning is a cognitive process in a social context.

• Learning can occur by observing a  behavior AND the consequences as such.