CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

LEARNING THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to Social Cognitive Theory, learners choose whether or not to model a teacher’s behavior. What are some things we discussed in class that make a learner more likely to imitate someone’s behavior? (select all that apply
A
the model is well-respected, popular, wealthy, etc.
B
the model looks about the same age as you, also a student
C
the model pays you money
D
the model seems to know what they’re doing
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -(b) Bandura suggested that behavior is imitated depending on who performed the behavior, and whether it was reinforced or punished. A child will learn to perform behaviors which he or she expects to be rewarded.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bandura’s theory of social learning Bandura proposed that this type of learning involved four different stages – attention, retention, reproduction and motivation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) started as the Social Learning Theory (SLT) in the 1960s by Albert Bandura. It developed into the SCT in 1986 and posits that learning occurs in a social context with a dynamic and reciprocal interaction of the person, environment, and behavior.

Detailed explanation-4: -observational learning, method of learning that consists of observing and modeling another individual’s behavior, attitudes, or emotional expressions.

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