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1
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What is social learning theory?

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A way of explaining behaviour that include direct and indirect reinforcement

2
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What is vicarious reinforcement?

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Not directly experienced which occurs through observing someone else being forced for a behaviour

3
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What is SLT often described as? - role of mediational processes

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The bridge between traditional learning theory and the cognitive theory as it focuses on how mental factors are involved in learning

4
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What is attention?

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Extent to which we notice certain behaviours

5
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What is retention?

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How well behaviour is remembered

6
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What is motor reproduction?

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Ability of the observer to perform the behaviour

7
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What is motivation?

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Willingness to perform the behaviour

8
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What are children more likely to do? (Identification)

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Imitate the behaviour of people who they identify with - role models - modelling

9
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What did bandura er al record?

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Behaviour of young children who watched an adult behave in an aggressive way toward a bobo doll

10
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What did bandura find with the children’s later behaviour?

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Behaved more aggressively towards the toys if they had witnessed an aggressive adult

11
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What did bandura and Walters show children?

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Videos where an adult behaviour aggressively towards a bobo doll