Describe and evaluate the social learning theory. Refer to evidence in your answer. The social learning theory believes the our behaviour is learnt through our environmement, and that it is the people around us that teach us our behaviour. Social learning theorist believe that behaviour is learnt in steps and that factors including reinforcement, motivation as well as mediating cognitive factors, effect whether the behaviour is repeated or not. Firstly, the child observes a model displaying a certain behaviour.
Patrilineal lineage is used primarily in male dominated cultures, such as the Yanomamo, through this technique ancestry is traced through the one’s father’s side and all of his primary relatives. In contrast to this there is matrilineal kinship which is essentially exactly like patrilineal kinship, however this is traced through one’s mother’s family. The view this chart in terms of patrilineal kinship the people represented by numbers 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 would all be members of ego’s family. Viewing this chart from a matrilineal standpoint the people represented by numbers 3, 4, 10, 11, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24 would all be a member of ego’s family. 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, and 24 would not be a member of ego’s patrilineal kinship because they are not directly related to ego’s father.
This view suggests that communication occurs between people who have known each other for some time or share relationships and view each other as unique individuals. We engage in interpersonal communication not only to gain information of another person, but to learn how to effectively communicate with them and create and sustain relationships. Therefore, we would be better able to predict how they think and know who they are. One theory that reflects this is the “Social Penetration Theory.” When people get to know each other better, the layers or the walls come down and exposes ‘true colors’ of the person. (Altman & Taylor, 1973) However, this is generated by the process of self disclosure, the sharing of hidden
According to Boyd & Bee (2006) norms and adolescence was introduced to scientist through a book published by G. Stanley Hall. Hall’s Book gave explanation to the first study of children. The intention of this paper is to define the lifespan development, describe the characteristics of the lifespan perspective, and identify the human development domains and periods. Lifespan Development Defined There had to be a beginning, at least this is what Charles Darwin, a well known credible psychologist, believed. Human development studies began with Darwin and other evolutionists who shared his theories.
Social development also influences identity. As children are developing relationships with peers, they begin to learn how to reflect on their peers intentions and perspectives, and compare themselves to their peers; identifying their own motives. Likewise, cultural factors also influence a child’s identity development through their cultures foundational principles and experiences, which the child could use to compare to peers, and identify differentiating characteristics, ethnicities and values. Self-Concept According to Broderick and Blewitt (2010), self-concept is multidimensional. Self-concept includes a child’s perception, judgment, and feelings of their self.
Bandura and Skinner’s theories both explain how an individual learns from his or her environment. Bandura’s social learning theory also explains an individual’s reaction to what he or she observes. Rotter’s theory provides reasoning in environment and personal factors that influences an individual’s behavior. Strengths of Learning Theories As quoted by Cherry, “behavior analysis can examine the results of behavior through the calculated experiments of individual, social, and cultural context application” (Cherry, 2012). Pavlov’s dog is a very famous experiment of behavioral analysis that proves this theories strength.
Genetics could explain why some individuals inherit the condition. Specific but not social phobias seem to run in families to some existent but this behaviour could be learnt by imitation. A way to find out whether phobias have a genetic component is to look at family history. Phobic people are more likely to have close relatives with phobias than non-phobic people. However this is inconclusive as families all share the same environment.
Along with an area of learning someone has, there is also what type of language a person uses. One type is personal invention; the way the person believes the language should be said. A second type is social convention; the way the language is said in society. This paper will also explore how a student’s language changed from personal invention to that of social convention. ZPD EXPERIENCE AND STUDENT INVENTIONS TO CONVENTIONS 3 Zone of Proximal Development Experience Success and Student Example of Change of Oral Language from Personal Inventions to Social Conventions Learning begins as soon as a person is born.
Sorob Wadood p. 2 FRQ Rewrite A. Skinners Operant Conditioning is a type of learning in which an individuals behavior is modified by its consequences; the behavior may change in form, frequency, or strength. B. Banduras social learning theory is a perspective that stated people learn through social context. It is facilitated through concepts such as observational learning and modeling. People, especially children learn from environment and through influential models. C.Ainsworths attachment theory describes long term relationships between humans.
Evaluate social learning theory, making reference to two relevant studies The social learning theory is a theory developed by Albert Bandura. It states that behavior is learned through the process of observational learning, which means that people learn through observing other’s behavior and attitudes and imitating them. According to Bandura, social learning involves different factors that help the individual to imitate other’s behavior. Some of these factors are the person’s attention to the model, the person’s ability to remember the behavior of the model, the ability of replicating the behavior, and the motivation to imitate the behavior of the model. Bandura and Ross did an experimental investigation in 1961 on learning aggression from a model.