Bandura and Social Learning Theory
Date Submitted: 12/29/2004 10:54:46
Category: / Social Sciences / Communication Studies
Length: 3 pages (832 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Communication Studies
Length: 3 pages (832 words)
Bandura and Social Learning Theory
"Do as I say, not as I do." The quote is one of the most famous adages of all time. After all, mom is always right. Then how is it that many professionals disagree with such a classic phrase? Scientific evidence. Through years of research, world-renowned psychologist Albert Bandura created an entirely new field of psychology based on a fairly simple idea: humans learn by observation.
Born on December 4, 1925, in …
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…each other.
Figure 1. Mean number of imitative responses during Bobo doll studies. Adapted from Http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/crimtheory/bandura.htm.
Works Cited
Boeree, George C., Ph.D. Albert Bandura. Http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/bandura.html.
Cumberbatch, G. (1989), A Measure of Uncertainty: The E ffects of Mass Media, Broad- casting Standards Council Research Monograph 1, London: John Libbey.
Isom, Margaret Delores. The Social Learning Theory. Http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/crimtheory/bandura.htm. November 30, 1998.
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