Assessment 1

Blog Task 1B – Writing 9

Social Cognitive Learning theory

Social Cognitive Learning Theory says people learn from one another by observing through modeling and people may learn new information without demonstrating new behavior.

Types of modeling:
Direct Modeling	Modeling from real life of others
Symbolic  Modeling	Copying some parts and modeling
Synthesized Modeling	Taking idea and doing

 These are the steps to follow for a successful learning through modeling.

ATTENTION	Giving attention. Internal mental state is important.
RETENTION	Retaining/storing the information.
REPRODUCTION	Using the retained information.
MOTIVATION	Giving/attaining reinforcement and encouragement.

 Albert Bandura’s Bobo doll experiment ( study of aggression ) is a famous experiment which demonstrates social cognitive learning theory.

“The results for the Bobo Doll Experiment showed, as expected by prediction one, that children who were exposed to the aggressive model were more likely to show imitative aggressive behavior themselves.” (Shuttleworth, 2008)

Reference:

Shuttleworth, M. (2008, March 26). Bobo Doll Experiment. Retrieved from Explorable: http://explorable.com/bobo-doll-experiment