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Question | Answer |
what was the theory based on? | Studies bandura et al (1961, 63, 65) |
What is it a development from? | behaviourist thinking |
what in particular is it? | operant conditioning and reinforcement |
who does the theory believe observe others? | All idnivdiuals |
Who does bandura feel in particular observe others? | children |
Why do we do this? | we want to be like the person we are observing |
How do we do this? | We imitate their behaviours |
When is this most likely to occur? | when the person modelling the behaviour is seen to have a status |
what kind of people have status? | Parents, elders, popular friends, famous etc.. |
what happens if the behaviour is imitated? | It is reinforced |
What happens when the behaviour is reinforced? | It is more likely to occur again the behaviour then becomes learned and acquired by the observer |
When is the observed, imitation and reinforcement model seen clearly? | in sport where aggression is present |
Give an example .. | Famous footballer who makes an unfair tackles, gets away without any caution. That 'idol' causes individuals to see the unfair tackle as a good thing and therefore perform the same thing |
Give an example of non-aggressive sports imitation | When Wayne Rooney goes down to tie his shoe lace once told by David Beckham - a method to avoid aggression that can be imitated by others playing the sport |
What does the non-aggressive example show? | that the social learning theory can teach individuals how to cope with aggression by observing role models in provoked situations who are controlled |
How else does the theory state learning can occur? | through observing consequences of aggressive behaviour |
What happens if the consequences are favourable? | the observer is more likely to adopt the behaviour |
what is this type of learning known as? | vicarious reinforcement |
What does this theory go against? | biological theories of aggression |
What does the theory support? | That aggression is learnt through social factors and can be avoided by controlling these factors |
give a famous example of where aggression was shown in a sporting environment | Zinedine Zidane - head butted a player - 2006 world cup final |
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