A social learning theorist believes that cognition is __________.
What is the average amount of time an American spends consuming media in a week?
Describe the processes necessary for social learning to occur.
Social learning involves four processes: attention, retention, reproduction, and motivation. A person must notice the model’s behavior, remember it, be capable of performing it, and have a reason to do so.
When a model experiences a consequence, those watching the model experience __________.
Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.Dave watches his brother climb a tall but brittle tree. When a branch snaps, Dave’s brother falls out of the tree and breaks his leg. Even though Dave is physically capable of climbing, he never climbs the tall, brittle tree.How would a social learning theorist describe Dave’s behavior?
Which of the following accurately represents one of the outcomes of Bandura’s Bobo doll experiments?
Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows. Read the following scenario: Young Kiki watches her father play baseball. This is the first time she has seen baseball being played. Her father swings his bat and hits the ball. Later, her father gives Kiki the bat. She swings at a baseball, but misses. Did observational learning occur? Explain why or why not. Young Kiki watches her father play baseball. This is the first time she has seen baseball being played. Her father swings his bat and hits the ball. Later, her father gives Kiki the bat. She swings at a baseball but misses. Using the basic processes in observational learning, explain whether or not observational learning occurred.
Yes. Kiki observed her father swing the bat and later tried to reproduce that action. Her attempt shows that observational learning occurred, even though she missed the ball. She may have remembered the behavior but not yet developed the coordination needed to perform it successfully.
Explain how behaviors can be acquired through social learning.
People can acquire behaviors by watching a model and remembering what the model does, then imitating the behavior when they have the ability and motivation. Seeing the model rewarded or punished can also influence whether they choose to perform the behavior; this is vicarious reinforcement or punishment.
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