Psychology: Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory
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This article discusses Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory and its relevance in understanding human behavior. It also explores the impact of violent behavior and the role of role models in shaping behavior.
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PSYCHOLOGY2 Introduction According to Bandura (2014), psychology is the study of human nature, and is important as it involves the research of psychological procedures and actions used in different settings. Common psychology approaches include physiological, socio-cultural, cognitive, psychoanalytic, and behavioral approaches. The study of psychology is relevant in my life as it assists me in understanding myself and others better. Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory is concerned with behavior modeling through learning of behavior by watching the actions of others. In my life, behavior modeling is most common as I’ve learned various activities by watching others do them, including playing the guitar, riding the bicycle, and using the computer. For example, my father is a very good player of the guitar and when I was young, I used to watch him play then later I would go into my room and practice. After one month of observation and practice, I was playing the guitar well. Additionally, Bandura explains about violent behavior which is caused by a repeat of exposure to violent media or people who react violently. Violent behavior is a long-term behavior and is believed to be experienced after a few years while aggressive behavior is short term and can be felt immediately. I learned that children have a tendency of exercising violence if they had been exposed to violence in the past. I realized that people who are violent have a high chance that they had an unpleasant childhood where they may have been violently threatened, beaten, hit, spanked, or kicked which may have caused them to have violent behavior as adults (Bandura, 2009). For example, as a child, I was raised in the same estate with my friend who was frequently being exposed to domestic violence. My friend’s parents were constantly quarreling and finally ended up seeking assistance from family advisors. Furthermore,
PSYCHOLOGY3 the family occasionally went to court to settle disputes. Therefore, my friend grew up observing the violent behavior from his parents, and after joining high school, he was suspended frequently because of violent behavior against his fellow students and teachers. He was finally expelled from school when his behavior became uncontrollable and endangered the lives of other students. Therefore, the observation of violent acts makes people more violent,and apart from children imitating negative and positive behaviors from their parents, they can still observe and imitate behaviors from video games, television programs and films(Hadwin & Oshige, 2011). Furthermore, behaviors can be learned through role models since mostly, children look up to successful people as their role models (Zimmerman, 2013). For example, many students who have their role models as entrepreneurs end up pursuing business-related courses and eventually become entrepreneurs when they grow up. Conclusion The Social Learning Theory focuses on a single dimension of personality and observational learning and is applied in my daily life in understanding my behavior as well as how other people behave. Understanding the theory can be useful in teaching moral behavior because children do what they see and hear. Therefore, parents and teachers can work together as role models to bring up a morally upright future generation.
PSYCHOLOGY4 References Bandura, A. (2009). Social cognitive theory of mass communication. InMedia effects(pp. 110-140). Routledge. Bandura, A. (2014). Social cognitive theory of moral thought and action. InHandbook of moral behavior and development(pp. 69-128). Psychology Press. Hadwin, A., & Oshige, M. (2011). Self-regulation, coregulation, and socially shared regulation: Exploring perspectives of social in self-regulated learning theory.Teachers College Record, 113(2), 240-264. Zimmerman, B. J. (2013). Theories of self-regulated learning and academic achievement: An overview and analysis. InSelf-regulated learning and academic achievement(pp. 10-45). Routledge.