A young child, Leo, watches his older brother, Marcus, receive praise and a high score on a video game after playing very strategically and calmly. Later, Leo is seen playing the same video game, trying to copy Marcus's precise playing style.
Discuss the main features of social learning theory. Refer to Leo's behaviour 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.