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Social learning theory (8) (BANDURA (1963) (Method: 72 kids (3-6 years…
Social learning theory (8)
INTRODUCTION
norms regulate behaviour within a group
as social animals, we have a great need to belong
a norm = set of rules based on socially + culturally shared beliefs on how an individual should behave
plays a big role in the desire to conform to group norms
social learning theory assumes that humans learn behaviour through the environment + specifically through observational learning
CONCLUSION
SLT helps explain why behaviour may be passed down in a family / culture/ human race
the children learned specific aggressive behaviours through the observation of adult models
BANDURA (1963)
Method:
72 kids (3-6 years old) (36 boys + 36 girls)
divided into 3 groups
b) to see if children were more likely to imitate the same-sex models
groups were made according to their parents evaluation of the child's aggression
group 1.
exposed to adult models showing aggression by bashing bobo doll
a) to see if children would imitate aggression modelled by an adult
Aim:
to test the observation + modelling of aggressive behaviour
some watched same-sex models, others watched opposite sex models
group 2.
observed non-aggressive adult who assembled toys for 10 mins
following this, child was placed alone in room with bobo doll
group 3.
control group (no model)
Findings:
group
1
= significantly more aggressive
children showed signs of observational learning of aggression (SLT)
girls more likely to imitate verbal aggression
boys more likely to imitate physical aggression