Elena is an experienced and highly respected master gardener at a local community allotment. On Saturday, she began using a new organic seaweed fertilizer on her tomato plants and carefully labeled each pot with the date of application. The allotment association's chairperson warmly and publicly commended Elena in front of the newer members for her meticulous gardening methods and healthy plants. By the following weekend, several new members began using the same organic fertilizer and labeling their pots in the same manner, resulting in the chairperson praising them warmly as well.
Using social learning theory, explain why the new members began to use the organic seaweed fertilizer and label their pots.
205 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Psychology Content, covering Main features of classical conditioning, Pavlov (1927) salivation in dogs, Main features of operant conditioning, Properties of reinforcement, Behaviour modification and shaping, Main features of social learning theory, Social learning stages, Bandura (1961, 1963) Bobo doll experiments, Bandura (1965) vicarious reinforcement, Learning theories and phobias, Treatments for phobias, Individual differences, and Developmental psychology. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.