Bandura believed that learning occurred through the observation of others (social
learning). This means that Bandura’s theory supports the nurture debate.
Children model behaviours include copying others
Positive imitations:
- Smiling at someone if they smile at you
- Saring toys with someone who shares their toys with you
Negative imitations:
- Swearing
- violence ie. slapping or kicking
We are not ‘passive’ learners, we use mental processes(cognitions) to select what
we attend to.
Social Learning Theory proposes that we learn through
● Observation
● Modelling (imitation) our behaviour on others
● Reinforcement (direct and indirect)
Bandura believes that behaviour is a result of environmental factors.
I think what we see can influence our behaviour because it can be seen to be
learning and social functions because where new skills and knowledge is being
developed, along with communication skills. These are developed by interacting
with emotional and social changes.
Bandura’s theory:
His theory is known to be about the social learning aspects of development. He
looks at learning as a direct result of reinforcement and consequences. Bandura
assesses the main behaviour of humans which is learned through observation,
modeling and imitation.
The four steps of his theory is attention,retention,reproduction,and
motivation.Bandura’s theory supports nurture as it includes the behaviour being
affected by the environment and he comes to the conclusion of the results via the
investigation of the Bobo doll.
I think with a six year old playing a video game which includes mild violence can
affect their behaviour will be due to the fact of someone modelling the behaviour
after people or characters with who they identify as in the game. I also think that it
can be shown more when children and adolescence see individuals as they
learning). This means that Bandura’s theory supports the nurture debate.
Children model behaviours include copying others
Positive imitations:
- Smiling at someone if they smile at you
- Saring toys with someone who shares their toys with you
Negative imitations:
- Swearing
- violence ie. slapping or kicking
We are not ‘passive’ learners, we use mental processes(cognitions) to select what
we attend to.
Social Learning Theory proposes that we learn through
● Observation
● Modelling (imitation) our behaviour on others
● Reinforcement (direct and indirect)
Bandura believes that behaviour is a result of environmental factors.
I think what we see can influence our behaviour because it can be seen to be
learning and social functions because where new skills and knowledge is being
developed, along with communication skills. These are developed by interacting
with emotional and social changes.
Bandura’s theory:
His theory is known to be about the social learning aspects of development. He
looks at learning as a direct result of reinforcement and consequences. Bandura
assesses the main behaviour of humans which is learned through observation,
modeling and imitation.
The four steps of his theory is attention,retention,reproduction,and
motivation.Bandura’s theory supports nurture as it includes the behaviour being
affected by the environment and he comes to the conclusion of the results via the
investigation of the Bobo doll.
I think with a six year old playing a video game which includes mild violence can
affect their behaviour will be due to the fact of someone modelling the behaviour
after people or characters with who they identify as in the game. I also think that it
can be shown more when children and adolescence see individuals as they
