Social Learning Theory: Group 3
Social Learning Theory: Group 3
Social Learning Theory: Group 3
THEORY
SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY
Theorized by Albert Bandura, who mapped out a
perspective on learning that includes consideration of
the personal characteristics of the learner, behaviour
pattern, and environment . (Bastable, 2019, p.85)
Bandura’s early observation was that an individual
do not need to have a direct experiences to learn.
Considering that students, learns from taking notes
of others people behaviour and what happens to
them. (Bastable, 2019, p.85)
e.g. Life lesson, someone’s experience
SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY
CONTD.
“Monkey see, monkey do?”
It is defined as a process in which individuals
observe behaviour of others and its consequences
and modify their own behaviour accordingly.
It is often referred to as bridge between
behaviourist and cognitive learning theories
because it encompasses attention, memory, and
motivation.
People learn from one another via Observation,
Imitation, and Motivation.
SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY
CONTD.
“Most human behavior is learned observationally
through modeling: from observing others, one
forms an idea of how new behaviors are
performed, and on later occasions this coded
information serves as a guide for action.”
Social learning theory explains human behavior
in terms of continuous reciprocal interaction
between cognitive, behavioral, and
environmental influences
WHAT IS OBSERVATION?
The art of watching somebody or something carefully for a period
of time, especially to learn something. (Oxford, 2012)
Observational Learning
• Observation allows people to learn without performing any
behaviour
• Learning through observing the behaviour of other people
• Although reinforcement facilitates learning, Bandura says that it
is not a necessary condition for it.
• Observational learning is much more efficient than learning
through direct experience.
WHAT IS MODELLING?
describes the process of learning or acquiring new information, skills or behaviour
through observation.
A Model is a person or thing that is considered an excellent example of something
Modelling
• Core of observational learning.
• Involves cognitive processes and is not simply mimicry or imitation.
• Involves symbolically representing information and storing it for use at a future
time.
• People are more likely to model high status, competent and powerful individuals.
• People who lack status, skill or power are most likely to model.
• The consequences of the behaviour being modelled may have an effect on the
observer.
THREE CORE CONCEPTS OF
SOCIAL LEARNING
THEORY