Social Learning Theory

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.

Chapter six is about family violence, and the chapter discusses other forms of family violence that have not been discussed in this assignment such as wife beating, marital rape, female genital mutilation, child sex abuse, and elder abuse. Every single form of family violence that has been discussed is utterly revolting to think about, but the revolting characteristics of these acts of cruelty cannot keep individuals from discussing these issues. In class we discussed how the family is considered sacred, therefore acts of family violence are frequently trivialized. In my opinion, family violence needs to be taken much more seriously. I find it admirable that individuals respect the bond of family, but the future hope for a loving family bond cannot be used to make the consequences any lighter for those that choose to commit the atrocious acts that are discussed in this chapter. After reading this chapter, I have realized that family violence is a disturbing topic, but it is a topic that should be addressed head-on in an aggressive

Strengths of social learning theory include the ease of implementing an optimistic and appropriate behavior modification to counter maladaptive behaviors in place, it is applicable to various behaviors, it is easy to understand, and it integrates social and cognitive skills through observation and practice. This theory is considered empowering as it helps individuals identify for themselves appropriate behaviors through observation and practicing the desired behavior. Weaknesses of this theory are that it does not take into account individual interpretations of situations, it does not relate to all behavioral differences, and it focuses more on what is happening in the situation rather than explaining why the situation is occurring.

The psychosocial theory also has a significant influence to this chapter because it emphasizes that society and culture challenge and shape people, as changes happen in their interactions with other people (pear). If people cannot interact with others properly because of their violent nature learned through societal factors, they will not be able to address the crisis of each psychosocial stage sufficiently. This theory suggests that growth and change are continuous throughout the life span (pear), but people cannot continue to grow properly if they are stagnant with violent tendencies.

Behaviouristic theories of learning are essentially theories of conditioning and emphasize the role of reinforcement in learning. One of the mot predominant theories is Albert Bandura’s social learning theory, which assumes that. People learn through observing others’ behavior, attitudes, and outcomes of those behaviors which is called observational learning, that is an indirect form of learning known as vicarious learning and indirect forms of reinforcement which is called vicarious reinforcement .Bandura renamed SLT as social cognitive theory to accommodate the ever increasing importance in his thinking of cognitive factors .SLT has also

Thesis: There are contributing factors such as cultural norms, or risk factors such as, how you were raised, and different vulnerabilities, that contribute to the likelihood of someone becoming involved with, and staying involved with someone who mentally and physically abuses them. When these risk factors interact with other factors such as, witnessing abuse as a child, it can increase the chances of negative outcomes such as, staying in an abusive relationship, greatly for some individuals.

Bowen’s (1974) family system theory states that family members so profoundly affect each other’s thoughts, feelings, and actions that if often seem as if people are living under the same “emotional skin.” There have been circumstances in which the child who has been exposed to violence within the home begins to treat the abused parent or other family member the same way the abuser does; seeing it as acceptable and justifiable behavior. Social learning theorists view abusive and aggressive conflict resolution techniques as learned and reinforced, often at the expense of more adaptive ways of resolving conflict (Wall & McKee, 2002).

=The observation concludes that Mia social and emotional development is progressing through interactions with adults and children which demonstrate various skills and abilities. The home environment created by the parent and caregiver develops the child self-concept and aggressive behavior. Children with positive self-concept will not have aggressive behavior compared to a child with a negative self-concept will have aggressive behavior. Children are aware of their surrounding for example, whatever the child sees or hear, the child will think that’s okay or imitate, the parent and the caregiver are the biggest influence in the child life.

Undergraduates and youths in general have different opinions on the outcome of drinking alcohol alone and mixing it with energy drinks. Their perceptions differ because of the variant experiences the individuals have had for long. There are different articles used in this report that have significant information to the opinions of undergraduates concerning the outcome of drinking alcohol alone and mixing it with energy drinks. This report includes different journal articles with different and relevant information on the mixed consumption of alcohol and energy drinks.

Social stress could arise from financial restrictions that may delay a man’s from economically sustaining his family. Due to increased pressures and conflicts, he may use violence as a means of stressing his status as the provider of his family. Similarly, a partner may use physical and sexual abuse to stress their power in the union especially if they feel it’s threatened. It is imperative that domestic violence could have been learned during childhood. Children learn certain behaviors through observation with a likelihood of a child imitating violent behaviors into adulthood.

Many theories have been created over the years to explain why not only delinquents but other individuals as well engage in deviant behavior. Social learning theory is one of the most pronounced theories in criminology. As we all may know, there will always be some sort of inappropriate behavior that leads to crime. This theory attempts to figure out what is it that makes people commit these acts. The social learning theory is a theory I believe produces a well-explained reasoning behind why people behave the way they do. This theory states that human behavior is modeled through imitation, observation, and one’s environment.

As we know today, that Akers Social Learning Theory (SLT) is one of the central theories within criminology that helps us understand and explain what causes criminal and deviant behavior, as well as the “changes of understanding how they might be embraces socially, nonsocial, and cultural factors operating both to motivate and control criminal behavior and both to promote and undermine conformity” (“Empirical Status of”, n.d.). So, are there any types of limitation for Social Leaning Theory? This is what we will be discussing in this report.

Akers and Sellers (2013) has stated that social learning theory is an expanded theory of differential association processes and improves it with differential reinforcement and other principles of the behavior theory. They added classical conditioning (the sharpening of involuntary reflex behavior); discriminative stimuli (internal stimuli that lead to signals for behavior); schedules of reinforcement (rewards and punishment ratio following behavioral feedback); and other theories of behavior (Akers & Sellers, 2013).

The goal of this project is to create the optimal college living space, one that will maximize student potential and provide opportunities to establish healthy relationships with peers. Where a person stays during their time at college is a large portion of their overall college experience. By providing the best living space and considering psychological goals we are creating a healthy environment in which students will be able to thrive, not only academically but socially too. One of the psychological theories that was taken into consideration when putting this project together was the social learning theory.

Today it is normal to see a child throw a tantrum; disobey an adult, such as their parents or a teacher. It is agreed that society and peers have a high impact on how these children learn what they know. Albert Bandura is known for Social Learning Theory, the theory states that people learn new things and develop new behavior by observing other people (Explorable.com). Bandura is known for one of his most famous experiment which was the 1961 Bobo doll study. In the experiment, he made a film in where a woman was shown beating a Bobo doll and shouting words. The film after was shown to a group of children. After the film, the children were put in a room to play, that had a Bobo doll. The children immediately began to beat the doll, imitating what they had seen previously in the film (Cherry, About.com). Child deviance can explain by applying social learning theory fundamental elements. These elements are people learn