Biography of Albert Bandura
What is Albert Bandura best known for?
He is the the creator of social cognitive theory
What is Social Cognitive Theory?
This theory was developed by Albert Bandura and Walter Mischel. It was initially labelled cognitive social learning by Mischel. It explains that we don’t just learn from our own experiences but that we also learn by watching other people. It also emphasizes that our thoughts are important, because they influence how we understand and respond to what we see.
Children copy aggressive actions they see in adults perform in what famous experiment?
Bobo Doll Experiment
Nurture
Where are some universities that Bandura studied at?
University of British Colombia, University of Iowa
Who did Albert Bandura work with to construct the Social Cognitive Theory?
Walter Mischel
Name one modern place where observational learning strongly influences behaviour
Technology + Social media
What are some other factors that shape personality that Bandura failed to address?
Genetic predispositions, temperament, neurological factors, and hormonal influence shape personality as well
Where did Albert Bandura get his professorship from?
Stanford University
What is an example of observational learning
- A young boy might observe his father’s aggressive outbursts and hostile interchanges with people and when observed with his peers, the young boy’s style of interaction is highly aggressive, showing the same characteristics as his father’s behaviour.
- A girl might adopt the dominant and sarcastic style of her teacher and when observed interacting with her younger brother, she may say things like “You are so slow” or “How can you do this work so slowly?”
Why is it important to have positive role models?
Positive role models encourage desirable behaviours and social change. Help students model behaviours like problem solving and reading strategies. Techniques that rely on observation such as collaborative learning, guided practice, peer modelling
What were the ethical concerns involved in the Bobo Doll Experiment?
Child participants could not give informed consent and not debriefed in a way that they could understand, no explanation or reflection that aggressive behavior were for the study and discouraged outside the lab, could have given the impression that aggressive behavior was socially acceptable
Describe the Bobo Doll Experiment. (must have full details for full points)
Researchers physically and verbally abused a clown-faced inflatable toy in front of preschool age children which then lead them to mimic the behavior of adults by attacking the doll in the same fashion, children were exposed to such violence on videotape yielded similar results. He demonstrated that self efficacy or belief in one’s capabilities could impact choices, effort and feelings in 1977. His theory states that a person’s environment, cognition, and behaviour interact to justify how a person functions
With another group member, watch one brush their teeth, then copy the same behavior
Observational learning
Name a time that YOU experienced observational learning and how it connects to what you learned
(experience)
Act out two twins behaving differently even though they watch the same role models
Criticism shows that biology and personality also affect behaviour
Act out a researcher observing children in a psychology lab and writing notes
Bandura studying children's behavior in experiments
Act out a teacher instructing their students on classwork
Observational learning
Act out any example of observational learning with your group
Explain why you believe or do not believe in his social learning theory. Use points from the presentation
Yes/No...why?