SLT (Social Learning Theory) Explanation of Aggression
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Summary
OBSERVATION/VICARIOUS REINFORCEMENT
MENTAL REPRESENTATIONS
SELF EFFICACY
Keywords: Role Models, Rewards, Punishments
Keywords: Events, Weighing, Rewards, Punishments
Keywords: Successful, Unsuccessful, Likely, Unlikely, Repeat, Confidence.
MAINTENANCE
Keywords: Direct Reinforcement, Vicarious Reinforcement
AO1
+ RESEARCH SUPPORT
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- ETHICAL GUIDELINES
AO2/3
+ CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
- !Kung San Tribe
- Rarely display aggression because taught by adults in the tribe that aggression is not a useful emotion.
- Theory can be applied to this as
-GENDER BIAS
- Androcentric
- Beta Bias
- Women less/more prone
- Further Research
+ APPLICABILITY TO ADULTS
- Phillips (1986)
- Boxing Match
- Increased Homicide Rate
Conclusion?
Useful to society...can be used to help combat the increase of antisocial behaviour... both age groups are susceptible to imitating aggressive behaviours.
However?
Phillips findings aren’t reliable enough... if findings were true then the homicide rate should have always increased... research isn’t very reliable... may be underlying factors affecting aggression... further research is required.
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By Manh
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