Educational Psychology 302

1. Educational Psychology302 Session 9 Social Learning Theory

9. Social Learning Assumptions • People learn by ________ others • Learning may or may not result in a behavior change • Goals influence behaviors patterns • People learn to eventually regulate their own behavior • _____________ and ___________ have an indirect affect on learning

10. Albert Bandura 1925— Social Cognitive Theory—Stanford University

11. Modeling . . . • Live—_______ • Observational Learning • Response Facilitation (reinforced behavior) • Response Inhibition (punished behavior) • Response Disinhibition (nonpunishment)

12. Model Criteria . . . • Competence • Prestige or Power • ________ Appropriate • Situationally Relevant

13. Conditions Necessary for Successful Modeling The learner must: • Pay attention to the model • Remember what the model does • Physically _________ the modeled behavior • Be motivated to demonstrate the modeled behavior

14. Models in the Media Questions: • What messages does television give children and adolescents regarding acceptable and unacceptable behavior? • Does television promote gender stereotypes?

15. Self-Efficacy Definition: The confidence in one’s ability to execute a behavior successfully • Self-efficacy is generally ________ specific Influences behavior in three ways: • Choice of activities • Persistence in activity • Actual achievement

16. Factors Affecting the Development of Self-Efficacy • Success or failure at a task (or similar one) performed in the past • Reinforcing messages—direct or implied • The performance of others like themselves on the same or similar task • Peer modeling

17. Self-Regulation Definition: Monitoring and __________ our own behavior. Components: • Self-determined goals • Self-monitoring—that process which helps us know how well we are doing on our goals (standards) and what will need improvement • Self-instruction—reminder(s) about how to respond in a particular situation

18. Self-Regulation (cont.) • Components: • Self-evaluation—the ability to judge ones own behavior • Self-imposed contingencies—reinforcement (rewards/punishment) provided when accomplishing or failing to accomplish pre-set goals or standards • Intrinsically as opposed to ____________ motivated

19. Reciprocal Causation Social Learning Theory’s view that environment, behavior, and person are essential in building a foundation or learning, and that each influences the other.