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Samira and John are talking.

Samira says, ‘Look at your little sister. She’s pretending she’s got a mobile phone

like yours and is making a call.’

John replies, ‘Yes. But when she saw me get told off for using my Dad’s favourite

pen, she never copied me doing that!’

Describe and evaluate social learning theory. Refer to the conversation above as

part of your answer.

(Total 12 marks)

Hint = [AO1 = 6 AO2 = 2 AO3 = 4] So 6 marks for describing SLT, 2 marks for

referring to the description above in your description of SLT, 4 marks for evaluation (2

eval points).

Social learning theory is a theory of learning process and social behaviour which proposes that new

behaviours can be acquired by observing and imitating others it states that learning is a cognitive

process and can occur purely through observation or direct instruction even in the absence of motor

reproduction would direct reinforcement. In addition to the observation of behaviour learning also

occurs through the observation of rewards and punishments a process known as vicarious

reinforcement.

Johns little sister doesn't imitate anything John does when he gets told off she can see that when

john does something bad there are consequences to his actions for instance she copies him

pretending she's on the phone which has no consequences or repercussions however she does not

copy the usage of Johns dads pen because she can see but it leads to a negative consequences for

john therefore not replicating his behaviour seeing john get punished reduces the likelihood that his

sister would replicate any behaviour that leads to punishment.

An example of social learning theory is the bobo dolls in which toddlers would hit the doll fully aware

that they would not have consequences as they had seen adults hits the doll prior which led to no

consequences

SLT 12 mark - Social learning theory