Albert Bandura By: Bradi Hill Katie Tine Drew Johnson

Background Born: December 4, 1925 Education: Studied psychology; B.A. from the University of British Columbia, M.A. from University of Iowa, elected president for American Psychological Association Influences: Robert Sears' work on familial antecedents of social behavior and identificatory learning, interest in human psychopathology Theory Pursued: The Social Learning Theory Katie Tine

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The social learning theory The social learning theory is the theory that children learn by everything that is in the environment around them. The theory says that the influences in the theory are split up in different parts: Learning by a person behavior, qualities, and the environment around them all influence social learning in people, especially children. Drew Johnson

Theory continued The theory was tested using an inflatable clown known as a Bobo doll. The children used in the experiment were divided up into three groups. One group was introduced to an aggressive adult model, another to a passive adult, and one group to no adult at all. The children in the aggressive group followed the actions that the adults used, using aggressive verbal and physical activities against the Bobo doll. Boys were more likely to use physical aggression, while the levels of verbal aggression were the same in both groups. Drew Johnson

Summary Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory influences parents to be a good role model. They need to show their kids how to share and how to be nice to others. If parents would be mean to other people their kids would most likely be mean also. Also if a child is abused they are most likely to bully or abuse their own children when they get older. If a parent shows love and compassion towards their children are most likely to show compassion to others. Bradi

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