Bandura 's Theory On Social Learning

Abraham Marlow established a hierarchy of needs that if met will then help a person to reach their full potential. The hierarchy triangle consists of self-actualisation, self-esteem, love and belonging, safety and security, and physiological needs. This states that a person’s physiological needs must be fully satisfied before they start fulfilling their self-actualisation needs. In practice this means that if we meet children’s individual needs then they are able to have positive development.

Maslow believed that these needs are similar to instincts and play a major role in

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a structural progression of psychological and physical needs. Maslow hypothesized that there were two distinct types of needs: deficiency needs and growth needs2. The deficiency needs,

One of the central tenants of Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory, which is also called Social Cognitive Theory, is that “aggression in children is influenced by the reinforcement of family members, the media, and the environment” (Bandura, 1975, pp. 206-208). Evans (1989) suggested that the basis for Bandura’s theories came from work completed by researchers Miller and Dollard (1941) who suggested that human development is actively influenced by “response consequences” (Evans, 1989, p. 4), but regardless of the impetus for Bandura’s work, he is most known for his work regarding aggression in children. This paper will focus on why the principles of Bandura’s Social Learning Theory will benefit leaders in school environments as they

The theory which contributes to the theme is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs which talks about “a positive environment and positive relationships are an important part of supporting every child or young person’s needs”, Taylor Et al, (2012:p13). Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is most often displayed as a pyramid. As people progress up the pyramid, needs become increasingly psychological and social. Maslow talks about children’s safety needs and how they need to feel security. “Maslow placed a real importance on ensuring that children have their basic needs met before they can learn”, Taylor Et al, (2012; p40). Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, is relevant to safeguarding the health, safety and well-being of children and young people as, safety needs

With these few thoughts in mind Abraham Maslow made up a hierarchy of needs. (Boeree, Page 2) The hierarchy of needs has five levels: the bottom one is Physiological Needs, the next one up is Safety needs, the next one is Belonging needs, the next one is Esteem Needs and finally the last one is Self-actualization needs. As Maslow thought he “saw human beings needs arranged like a ladder”, the most basic needs at the bottom and at the top the need to fulfill yourself. (pbs.org, Page 1) Below is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.

Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory describes the process through which people acquire new info, forms of behavior, or attitudes from others firsthand or vicariously. The likelihood of a behavior presenting itself will rely on the amount of reinforcement it receives and the value that the individual associates to it. While some behavior may be rewarded, others may produce unfavorable responses. An individual will learn from the consequences of these actions and when a similar situation arises, they will alter their behavior according to what was most successful in the past.

There are many factors that influence the wellbeing of children and young people. Some of these are evident in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.

Maslow’s Theory is separated into five different categories of needs. These include physiological needs, safety, love and belonging, esteem, and self-actualization. (“Maslow, Abraham”). Maslow categorized these needs into a pyramid structure. At the base of Maslow’s Pyramid are physiological needs which need to be met before a person can go higher up on the pyramid. Once these needs are met, then a person can begin fulfilling other needs such as safety, love and so on. Physiological needs include the basic needs of oxygen, food, water, sleep, proteins and minerals. Another part of these needs include being active, avoiding pain and removing waste from your body. As the physiological needs are meet, safety and security needs begin to dominate behavior (Boeree). Safety and security needs have to do with the natural desire for a predictable, orderly world that is somewhat within our control. This also includes protection, and safe

As stated further by Maslow, there are five levels in the need hierarchy, which are physiological, safety, love and belongingness, esteem, and self-actualization and they are very often of unconscious nature and can be at certain times reserved. Unfortunately, there are not too many who are capable of reaching self-actualization and the ones who will are very creative and acknowledge the world very accurately. An individual however is always aware of the fact that he or she has possesses a choice and therefore he or she has the ability to influence their behavior and personality at anytime (Cloninger, 2008).

Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs model is implemented off a hierarchal pyramid which is renowned as one the most motivational theories, it is mainly incorporated with business dynamics, and it can also be used when relating to cultural diversity. Maslow 's hierarchy outlines in a hierarchal order as drawn upon by (Patrick.A.G, 2003) quoted by Maslow that the needs are ' 'Physiological, safety, social, self-esteem, and self-actualization ' '. The physiological needs are the basis that an individual will attain such as, basic human needs which incorporate survival, food and shelter. After the physiological needs have been met, safety and security is the next priority need on the hierarchy,

Children need to know that they are appreciated and that they can do great things. When I am a parent, I will support and approve of my child no matter what hobbies they decide that suits and interests them. The highest need on Maslow's hierarchy is self-actualization. In terms of parenting, I am not sure if parents ever feel like they have reached their full potential in parenting. In general, parents always want to do more for their children, no matter how much they already do for their kids. I feel like that is the beauty of parenting, knowing that a parent will never stop trying to show how much they care for their children. To my goal of eventually being a parent, I believe that Maslow's hierarchy of needs goes along perfectly with parenting. However, I do not believe that this hierarchy is right for every goal. For example, someone could meet their full potential by climbing Mt. Everest, which is a dangerous activity to pursue. This person skipped the need of safety and still completed their esteem needs and reached self-actualization for a brief period. I personally feel like Maslow's hierarchy works best in terms of relations with

Bandura’s theory, “places special emphasis on the important roles played by vicarious, symbolic, and self-regulatory processes which receive relatively little attention even in the most contemporary theories of learning. These differences in governing processes carry certain implications for the way one views the causes of human behavior… virtually all learning phenomena resulting from direct experiences can occur on a vicarious basis through observation of other people’s resulting from direct experiences can occur on a vicarious basis through observation of other people’s behavior and its consequences for them.”

As a teacher, when the child is at school, and the teacher is in charge of them is when the teacher is in charge of their basic needs. For a family, the responsibilities to meet the child’s basic needs is all the time. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a great example for how for the standards we are supposed to meet in the basic needs of a child for him or her to fulfill their full

Albert Bandura’s theory of social learning has gained broad support within the psychological community as well as achieving successful application in the real world (Schultz, & Schultz, 2017, pp. 366-367). Bandura suggests that behavior is learned by observing others and then imitating their actions. His theory, as Van Gog and Rummel (2010) explain, understands that attempting to learn all of life’s lessons on one’s own without receiving knowledge that others have discovered would be “impossible,” even “dangerous” (pp. 155-156). Rather than making the same mistakes and reinventing knowledge, a more efficient method is to “borrow…knowledge from others” and adapt it to one’s current circumstances (Van Gog & Rummel, 2010, p. 156). Individuals learn through social interaction and observation. Although Bandura’s behavior modification techniques have had limited personal benefit, I recognize aspects of Bandura’s theory as relevant in my own life.