In recent years, primary school teachers have reported a dramatic rise in children performing highly physical 'battle-royale' roleplay and victory dances (known as 'emotes') during school break times, sometimes resulting in playground injuries. Parents and educators are concerned that constant exposure to video-streaming platforms, where popular gaming influencers stream themselves playing these games and celebrating victories, is directly driving this behavior.
Discuss the issue of children imitating online gaming influencers, using concepts and research from social learning theory. You must make reference to the context of the scenario in your answer.
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.