PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

SOCIAL THEORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is considered true of Bandura’s theory?
A
Overlooks the extent to which children learn on their own and the extent to which modeling is influenced by cognitive stages
B
Limited attention to human social behaviors
C
Children do not learn to seek out reinforcements
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Albert Bandura’s social learning theory suggests that observation and modeling play a primary role in how and why people learn. Bandura’s theory goes beyond the perception of learning being the result of direct experience with the environment.

Detailed explanation-2: -So Albert Bandura’s theory is called Social Cognitive Theory. The encompassing idea behind it is that children learn by observing the people around them, by being modeled to, and by imitating that modeling.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to Bandura, learning can occur by watching others and then modeling what they do or say. This is known as observational learning. There are specific steps in the process of modeling that must be followed if learning is to be successful. These steps include attention, retention, reproduction, and motivation.

Detailed explanation-4: -– Albert Bandura As the creator of the concept of social learning theory, Bandura proposes five essential steps in order for the learning to take place: observation, attention, retention, reproduction, and motivation. Let’s have a look at how these work.

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