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Module 03 Discussion-Theory Example

The document discusses Albert Bandura's social learning theory and how it emphasizes modeling, imitating, and observing others. It provides an example of how the author learned behaviors from parents and relatives as a child according to this theory, and how those behaviors still influence them as an adult.

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Module 03 Discussion-Theory Example

The document discusses Albert Bandura's social learning theory and how it emphasizes modeling, imitating, and observing others. It provides an example of how the author learned behaviors from parents and relatives as a child according to this theory, and how those behaviors still influence them as an adult.

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Module 03 Discussion-Development Theory Example

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Module 03 Discussion-Development Theory Example

The social learning theory designed by Albert Bandura emphasizes the essentiality of

modeling, imitating, and observing the behaviors, emotional reactions, and attitudes of others.

This theory assesses how cognitive and environmental factors influence people's behavior and

learning (Cilliers, 2021). The social learning theory agrees with the operant conditioning and

classical conditioning theories, which also explain the motivation for human behavior. However,

the primary difference between Albert Bandura's theories and the mentioned ones is its assertions

that when human beings act, they experience mediation between responses and stimuli.

I have experienced the social learning theory in the past at my home. As a child, I learned

by observing adult behavior. I perceived my parents and relatives as influential models. I

watched and learned behaviors, such as the importance of being prosocial and how men and

women should play feminine and masculine roles. In adulthood, I modeled these behaviors, and

to date, I have preconceived notions about gender-appropriate activities for me and those I

should not engage in (Horsburgh & Ippolito, 2018). Additionally, as a child, I learned the

importance of acting morally from reinforcement through rewards and punishment. I do not talk

unkindly to strangers in adulthood because my parents reinforced this behavior through

punishment. I am also task-oriented because my parents rewarded this behavior at home.

The social learning theory helps me understand how I acquired the behavior and attitudes

I manifest as an adult. My nature in adulthood comes from imitating adult conduct and imitating

it. Additionally, the values I exhibited as an adult are borrowed from a parental expression of the

same in my childhood. Further, my cognitive responses in adulthood result from observing

similar responses from influential adults around me as a child. Lastly, when I act, my stimuli

interact with my responses.


References

Cilliers, E. J. (2021). Reflecting on social learning tools to enhance the teaching-learning

experience of Generation Z learners. Frontiers in

Education, 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2020.606533

Horsburgh, J., & Ippolito, K. (2018). A skill to be worked at: Using social learning theory to

explore the process of learning from role models in clinical settings. BMC Medical

Education, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-018-1251-x

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