20117 이준우 Research 4

Source:
Bandura - Social Learning Theory
http://www.simplypsychology.org/bandura.html

Notes:

1. In social learning theory Albert Bandura (1977) states behavior is learned from the environment through the process of observational learning.
2. First, the child is more likely to attend to and imitate those people it perceives as similar to itself. Consequently, it is more likely to imitate behavior modeled by people of the same sex.Second, the people around the child will respond to the behavior it imitates with either reinforcement or punishment.  If a child imitates a model’s behavior and the consequences are rewarding, the child is likely to continue performing the behavior.  If parent sees a little girl consoling her teddy bear and says “what a kind girl you are”, this is rewarding for the child and makes it more likely that she will repeat the behavior.  Her behavior has been reinforced (i.e. strengthened).Third, the child will also take into account of what happens to other people when deciding whether or not to copy someone’s actions.  This is known as vicarious reinforcement.

Final Thoughts:

This source is good explanation about the Bandura's theory